A sales tax rate increase may be the answer for dwindling funds in Kankakee County. There's now talk of a sales tax rate hike for both the county and the city of Kankakee.
At Tuesday's County Board meeting, finance leaders for...
The Paxton City Council wants more information before deciding whether to discuss allowing poultry within city limits.
There was little comment at a recent meeting. No action was taken after a resident told the aldermen he was...
Kankakee County Sheriff Tim Bukowski is encouraging his local officials to "put it on the table" and let employees know what's going on.
At a meeting Monday with finance committee leaders, Bukowski said it's unfair to the...
The Iroquois County Board will have to respond to accusations it violated Illinois labor law.
A complaint alleges the County Board violated the law, for refusing to vote and sign-on to a bargaining agreement reached with AFSCME...
A domestic dispute in Vermilion County ended with one man being stabbed and two brothers arrested Sunday. Sheriff deputies responded to a fight in progress at a home along the Catlin-Homer Road. When officers arrived, they...
A resurfacing project on Route 9 and Route 45 in Paxton is underway today (Mon 6/9).
Iroquois Paving Corp. of Watseka was the lowest bidder on the project. The price tag is $1.22 million. About 2.5 miles of the route is getting...
Roads are closed or restricted to thru-traffic today around the Dresden nuclear power plant in Grundy County. The road restrictions began at 8 am today. The Dresden nuclear power plant in Morris is working with Exelon as they...
The Illinois Corn Growers Association is celebrating last week's passage of the federal Water Resources Development Act. The U.S. Senate is questioning the key appropriations is yet to come for long-overdue improvement of river...
By The Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD - Fifteen people are facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding the Medicaid home services program in Illinois by filling out bogus time sheets.
Central District U.S. Attorney Jim Lewis...
