Kankakee Mayor Nina Epstein tells the Chicago Tribune it appears all of the Kankakee tax-sharing deals are in jeopardy. That's a reported $4 million in revenues.
Two companies have cancelled their contracts with Kankakee. This...
A house fire in Watseka Sunday evening destroyed a structure and displaced four people.
Fire Chief Dave Mayotte reported the fire appeared to have started in the kitchen near the stove, but the cause is still under...
A Winter Weather Advisory is again in effect for east-central Illinois from 6 am. until 6 pm (CST) Monday, February 17th.
The National Weather Service is warning that travel is expected to become more hazardous, conditions will...
ASHKUM – Illinois State Police arrested a Manteno couple in connection with an alleged hit and run crash in December.
Patrick J. and Kimberley J. Sweetie, both 38, are charged with one count each of filing a false police report...
A distracted driver rolled her vehicle Wednesday on I-57, shutting down the interstate for hour. Illinois State Police cited Ashley Staley of Brookfield (IL) for improper lane usage and failure to wear a seatbelt.
A passenger in...
Four students were taken to the hospital as a precaution after a school bus and a cow collided Tuesday morning.
The wandering cow was on Illinois Route 9 at Hoopeston. There was no serious injury.
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Four fire departments battled a single-story house fire south of Watseka Wednesday. No injury was reported, but the house was destroyed. The American Red Cross is providing help.
County records show the house is owned by Travis...
URBANA --- Fifty-four year-old Greg Yates and his son, Terrance Yates, have pleaded guilty for defrauding a federal business loan program out of $1.7 million dollars.
Both men face sentencing in May, according to the U-S...
Boil orders in Roberts just won't go away. The small Ford County community is battling water line breaks and the cold weather has offered no relief.
Only a few days after a boil order was lifted in town, residents are again...
