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BENTON COUNTY, Ind. - The National Weather Service announced Saturday that an EF-0 tornado touched down in Benton County Friday night. The tornado was captured on video by a Benton County resident Joshua McKinzie. According to...

The family of a Hoopeston man who died inside the Ford County Jail last year is suing the Ford County Sheriff's department. The suit alleges Richard Gonzales was put in solitary confinement and denied medical care. Arthur...

It’s one of the area’s leaders in promoting a clean environment.  And officials at River Valley Recycling are geared up for their grand opening.  River Valley Recycling is announcing the opening of its location at 550...

The National Weather Service is telling us to be ready for more threatening weather today (Friday).   Thunderstorms rolled through Central Illinois Thursday, damaging  trees and power lines.  The heavy rain added...

The notice was issued Thursday from the office of Treasurer Dan Rutherford. The long-time Republican voice for central-Illinois is expected to announce his bid for Governor Sunday. It's been at least a year now that Rutherford's...

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 556 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 556 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12...

Watseka Mayor Bob Harwood and four newly-elected city aldermen took their oath of office Tuesday night.  Among the new members of the administration is alder-woman Monna Ulfers.  She was elected in April to replace...

Deadlocked votes by city aldermen in Watseka last night forced Mayor Bob Harwood to break the ties. And his Yes votes gave two-percent pay hikes to Police Chief Roger Lebeck and Public Works Director Marvin DeLahr Proposed pay...

Iroquois County organizations are rallying the troops to help the tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma. The Trinity Lutheran Church at Cissna Park and the Martinton Fire Auxiliary are collecting items that’ll be trucked to...

Investigators in Kankakee are looking for help in their investigation of a shooting death. It happened last night in the 300-block of N. Wildwood Avenue. The victim was 26-year-old Orlando Wilson.  Police say he was shot...