SPRINGFIELD – Senate Democrats rammed nine bills through the Senate appropriations committee as part of an unbalanced budget plan pushed forward after Democrat leaders walked away from negotiations with Governor Bruce Rauner. The...
Three new aldermen joined one incumbent in taking theor respective oaths of office Tuesday night. The elected office-holder were all winners in the April 7th Consolidated Election.
John Allhands, Mark Garfield, and...
Rain forced some services indoors, but Memorial Day events Monday stirred emotions, as they should, Americans gathering to pay respect for the freedom we enjoy.
Several area communities hosted services, either at cemeteries or...
MONTICELLO, Ind – A mechanical problem at Indiana Beach caused four people to be stuck on a roller coaster about 70 feet in the air Monday evening.
Monticello firefighters report the fire department got the call shortly before...
(Indianapolis, IN) -- Juan Pablo Montoya won the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Montoya came all the way back from 30th place to win the Indy 500 for the second time in his career. Montoya's other Indy 500...
Conservation Officers are joining forces in observing National Safe Boating week. The public awareness campaign happens to fall on the weekend that some consider the kickoff to boating season.
Conservation officers are reminding...
Several area communities are hosting Memorial Day services this weekend....
WATSEKA > American Legion Post #23 and V.F.W. Post #7450 and respective auxiliary members invite the public to the Legion Park monument at 11 am...
Interstate 57 traffic was bottled up for several hours Thursday after two semi's collided, spilling debris across the highway and the median. The two drivers were not injured. The mess created a back-up near Peotone from 8 am...
A missing Hammond, Ind., man with Alzheimer's disease who was the subject of a search by Illinois State police has been located. State Police at Pontiac report the man was found walking near a truck stop in Rochelle.
81-year-old...
