The state's two top ambassadors for Illinois agriculture resigned Thursday.
Phil Nelson, a LaSalle County farmer who had served as Gov. Bruce Rauner's agriculture director for just nine months, and Patrick Buchen, who served a...
Convicted-killer Andrew Condon is asking the court for a new trial. The rural Ashkum man is jailed awaiting sentencing for the murder of Jonathan Rubin of Danforth. The shooting death of Rubin took place at a Gilman...
21-year-old Terry Blair of Gilman was arrested early today for violating his bail bond. He was arrested by Iroquois County Sheriff's Police on a warrant. Deputies returned him from the Livingston County Jail.
Gilman Police...
Unemployment numbers are holding steady in Illinois. But the local rate in Iroquois County did rise a bit in August. The Iroquois number jumped from 4.9 to an even 5% last month.
The Kankakee County rate is at 6.1%, down from...
The Illinois Department of Agriculture says the pumpkin crop is down this year, but that won't stop any activities in St. Anne where the annual Pumpkin Festival is set for this weekend.
It's 27 years strong. And the fun never...
WASHINGTON – Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-16) released the following statement regarding Pope Francis' address to a Joint Meeting of Congress:
"It's an honor to welcome Pope Francis to the United States and be part of his...
The Federal Highway Administration has abandoned its appeal of a court ruling against the proposed Illiana Expressway.
The motion added to the mounting obstacles in the way of the controversial 47-mile tollway to link Illinois...
U.S. Representative Robin Kelly's office announced (Tuesday) that Kankakee and Pilot Township fire departments have each been awarded federal grants to bolster their emergency operations.
The funds come from the Assistance to...
The hope is to offer assistance to those property owners dealing with flood damage. But there's also a focus on keeping property on the local tax rolls.
The Watseka City Council has worked on a flood grant program that'll do...
A damage assessment team from the National Weather Service (NWS) reports it was an EF1 tornado that hit eastern Will County over the weekend. The communities of Frankfort and Monee were cleaning up debris after the tornado hit...
