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A 68-year-old female was killed late Wednesday afternoon in a six-vehicle, chain-reaction crash on Interstate 55 near Wilmington. Illinois State police report the crash happened about 4:30 pm north of North River Road, in a...

Felony theft and burglary charges have been filed against Piper City teenagers for their roles in a school break-in IN Piper City. All are charged with felonies for allegedly breaking into Tri-Point Junior High School and...

Benton County residents are reporting more problems with wells and blame the irrigation practices of a nearby farmer. Neighbors claim a farmer irrigating his fields on County Road 600 East, just north of Templeton, is the...

A new state-of-the-art assisted living facility is planned for the Riverside family. And today (Wed) officials break ground for the new Sojourn Riverside Medical Center Senior Living Community’s 80 unit assisted living and memory...

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An audience of people, including state officials from the Illinois Department of Health were in attendance at the Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department meeting in Gilman Monday night. But a quorum of the health board wasn’t...

Twenty-year-old Karlie Brianne Drinski of Kentland is the 2013 fair queen in Newton County, Indiana. The daughter of Jeff Drinski and Sharon Lowe was crowned Monday night.  She bested a field of seven contestants at the...

By The Associated Press CHICAGO - Attorney General Lisa Madigan says she'll seek another term instead of running for Illinois governor next year.    In a Monday statement, the Chicago Democrat said she's...

Doctors are encouraging people to take it easy now that the heat index is reaching triple-digits.  Experts recommend staying out of the sun as much as you can and if you do have to be out, drink lots of water, wear a hat...

Illinois State Police District 21 is reporting the arrest of 34-year-old Lamar V. Lillard of St. Anne for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and 27-year-old Vernon M. Griffith of St. Anne Wanted on a Warrant.    ...