Jury selection began Monday in the Livingston County murder trial of a former Cullom woman charged in the 2011 death of a foster child in her care.
31-year-old Heather Lamie, who now lives in Kankakee, is charged with two counts...
Autumn arrives later today. And weather observers say the cool weather makes it obvious. Temps are expected to climb slowly this week, reaching about 78 degrees on Friday.
And some good news is that after all the rain from last...
Four people were injured Friday night in a crash on Illinois Route 1 in Vermilion County. Route 1 between Westville and Georgetown was closed while emergency personnel handled the situation.
State police provided initial reports...
Iroquois County Engineer Joel Moore is the newly elected secretary-treasurer of the Illinois Association of County Engineers. And. He's in line to become the association's president in 2017.
Iroquois County's Engineer for the...
Opponents of a proposed Livingston County wind farm are hosting an informational meeting (Saturday) in Fairbury.
The purpose is to get information to the public about the dangers of wind farms.
The event is from 1 'til 4 p.m. at...
U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis 2013 numbers released
KANKAKEE, IL –September 18, 2014 – Continuing the trend of favorable economic reports for...
Domestic battery has landed a Kankakee man in prison for four years. 35-year-old Allen Smith man was sentenced in Iroquois circuit court (Tuesday) to four years in prison for repeatedly punching a woman in the face.
Prosecutors...
Two women with West Nile virus have died, becoming the state's first deaths from the illness this year.
One woman was in her 70s and the other was in her 80s, according to reports from the Illinois Department of Health. Another...
By The Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois unemployment fell in August to 6.7 percent, the sixth straight monthly decrease in the state's jobless rate, according to figures released Thursday by the Illinois Department of...
