Kenneth Laura was formally charged last week with aggravated battery and involuntary manslaughter for the beating death of one of his fellow residents at the Illinois Veterans Home in Manteno.
But the 65-year-old will not be...
An autopsy was conducted Thursday on 51-year-old Enrique Serrano of Kankakee, who died Wednesday after a truck he was working on fell on him.
The accident happened at Acme Auto Parts, along I-57 in Kankakee. Serrano was working...
It's a cry heard before. Now, it's even louder. And the need is now.
Budget concerns for the Emergency Telecommunications Safety Board (ETSB) are at the critical point. What was thought to be a big concern two-three years down...
They're beginning the slow process of cleaning up debris from last month's massive fire at a tire recycling business in Hoopeston.
The Illinois EPA is monitoring the cleanup process at J&R Used Tire Service. Fire officials...
PEORIA, Ill. (Aug. 1, 2013) — While many volunteers generously responded to the emergency call for blood donations from the American Red Cross in July, donors of all blood types, especially O negative, A negative and B negative...
A retired surgeon from Effingham County has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the Ford-Iroquois Department of Public Health Board.
At a special meeting of the Iroquois County Board (Tuesday), Dr. Ted Fifer was approved on a...
The Ford-Iroquois Public Health Board has a new member. But Doug Corbett is out as administrator.
Following a lengthy meeting, including two executive sessions, that ran into the early-morning hours today (Wed) in Gilman,the...
The Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department has announced the results of food establishment inspections for the 2nd quarter 2013. According to Terry Eimen, Director of Environmental Health, 33 food establishments received scores...
The Route 45-52 road closure east of Chebanse is back open. The route, neat the Iroquois-Kankakee County line, had been closed for several weeks while a box culvert was replaced.
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)...
Motorists travelling in the Danforth – Douglas Township area in Iroquois County should be aware of missing detour signs in a construction zone.
Four stop signs and 2-3 detour signs alerting drivers of the road work were...
