PONTIAC – Pontiac Police Chief Dale Newsome is retiring. He’s accepted a new post at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais.
Newsome begins his new job July 1. He’s served Pontiac for 28 years..
Newsome will step...
While Illinois imposed a 10 percent hike in farmland assessments seen tax bills recently mailed to Woodford County residents, high grain prices have also helped drive up the price of farmland.
“We did see some land...
GIBSON CITY — The annual Ford County Relay for Life was held under clear skies at Gibson City’s North Park after a brief rain shower late Saturday afternoon.
Nineteen fund-raising teams were participating with an average...
SPRINGFIELD - Despite getting a budget plan from the legislature last week that contains enough money to keep all 20 Illinois State Police communications centers open, Gov. Pat Quinn is still making plans to shutter 16 of the...
WHITE COUNTY, Ind. - Conservation officers said they recovered the body of a 22-year-old man from Lake Shafer in White County around 2:15 a.m. Thursday.
Dive teams found the body of Okeen Rashawn Daley in six feet of...
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SPRINGFIELD — Dozens of pending retirements may leave some Illinois Department of Natural Resources facilities short of full-time employees, officials at the...
A vandalism spree in Paxton and Loda finds three Paxton teenagers under arrest. Police were still looking for a 4th suspect. Several vehicles and homes were damaged last month in Paxton and Loda.
19-year-old Lyndsey...
The Vermilion County Health Care Medical Clinic at 715 W. Fairchild in Danville has closed its doors.
The closing of the facility on W. Fairchild came with little or no warning.
The clinic had made a transition to...
CHICAGO — The wind farm company operating in Ford and Iroquois Counties has been assured of its financial backing.
E.On Climate & Renewables North America announced Monday that it has secured $150 million of institutional...
— A two-vehicle accident in rural Gibson City Tuesday evening claimed the lives of a 43-year-old woman and her 6-year-old daughter. A second child was hospitalized with serious injuries.
43-year-old Cathy Kaiser and her...
