A Watseka woman died from injuries Friday night in a head-on collision in Iroquois County. Illinois State Police reported the accident happened just before 7:30 on Route 1 at County Road 1350 N.
55-year-old Suzette Chamness was...
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and Indiana Governor Mike Pence have directed flags to be lowered to half-staff at all state facilities today (Friday) for Patriot Day. Flag are to remain lowered until sunset.
Governor Rauner said...
An armed robbery on Oakdale Avenue in Kankakee (Tuesday night) has police looking for the assailants. Three men approached a man sitting in his vehicle demanding the man turn over his personal items. No injury was reported...
At least six members didn't like it, but the Iroquois County Board voted (Tuesday) to restrict public comments at its meetings. The proposal was drawn up months ago by the Board's policy & procedure committee, reviewed and...
The state of Illinois' budget problem...or the lack of a budget...is spilling into the laps of local officials. County government and municipal leaders and even private agencies are having trouble finalizing their budget as they...
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is visiting Watseka this week to help citizens and businesses recover from flooding and other weather-related losses from this past summer. The SBA representatives are at City Hall on...
The summer season officially ended with the Labor Day weekend, but several summer road construction projects continue. Included is the Illinois Route 1 bridge replacement north of Watseka. Traffic flow is limited to a...
Authorities in Westville reported a vehicle which apparently went out of control along the Labor Day Parade route left several pedestrians hurt. It happened downtown at the intersection of State and Main Streets.
Thousands had...
Motorists need to pay attention. Law enforcement will be out in force over the holiday weekend cracking down on impaired drivers. State Police, county and municipal police are teaming up with IDOT with patrols. The purpose of the...
Indiana State Police have wrapped up an investigation into a Benton Central teacher and the head baseball coach.
Sgt. Kim Riley of the state police said (Thursday) "there's no suspect, no victim. Therefore, there's no...
