Authorites in Hoopeston report illegally-stored fireworks caused an abandoned canning factory to go up in flames. The old Joan of Arc canning plant was destroyed Sunday evening. Fire Chief Joel Bird said the facility...
Research shows the pandemic caused a shift in America's labor paradigm. The research firm, TOP Data, conducted an-indepth analysis of the Best and Worst States for a Job in 2022. Based on the analysis of 51 metrics...
Paxton Mayor Bill Ingold is praising the efforts of work crews in completing a downtown street improvement project "well ahead of schedule." The mayor tells the Ford County Chronicle this was a project that started six...
Two Ford County towns are being awarded grants to improve wastewater collections. Cullom and Piper City join Effingham, Elkhart and Danvers in acquiring the help for upgrades. The Illinois Environmental Protection...
Chris Tholen is the District 10 County Board winner in Kankakee County returns from Tuesday. Tholen had 62% of the voter approval. Chad Scanlon was the winner is District 12. Scanlon had 63% of the vote. ...
Three new faces will represent the Iroquois County Board in District 4. Results of Tuesday’s Primary Election finds Doug Geiger, Scott Watts and Mitchell Bence joining incumbent John Zumwalt on the Board. Incumbent Roger Bard was...
Voters in surrounding counties have matters of interest on today’s ballot for the 2022 Illinois Primary Election. Besides the statewide governor contests on both the Democratic and Republican ballots, there are contested races...
Several injuries were reported after multiple cars on an Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed in Missouri. Officials said the train struck a dump truck Monday afternoon at a public crossing in Mendon. Over...
Several injuries were reported after multiple cars on an Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed in Missouri. Officials said the train struck a dump truck Monday afternoon at a public crossing in Mendon. Over...
