Senator Patrick Joyce is teaming with Rep. Fran Hurley in sponsoring a piece of legislation that would assist the families of fallen first responders. A tax check-off passed the Illinois House last week. House Bill 4161 aims...
This March, the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is joining the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and local senior nutrition service providers to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the national Senior Nutrition...
Political candidates of both parties were in line this (Monday) morning to begin the process of filing petitions for the 2022 election. The State Board of Elections was a popular place as candidates were in line at 8...
Michael Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House and for decades one of the nation’s most powerful legislators, was charged Wednesday with racketeering and bribery. He becomes the most prominent politician swept up...
The EPA and State Fire Marshal’s Office will follow-up on a haz-mat emergency in Watseka. The Watseka fire chief says there’s no concern to the public.
A suspected gas leak turned out to be just that Monday. Watseka Fire Chief...
A traffic stop Monday in the 500-block of N. 4th Street in Watseka finds a local man facing charges. City Police report 38-year-old Theodore Scheidler was arrested for Possession of Meth and narcotic equipment. ...
A Hoopeston man died in an accident Monday on Illinois Route 1, south of Hoopeston. Another Hoopeston resident was seriously injured when the vehicle they were in rolled several times. Illinois State Police and the...
Police used stop-sticks along I-65 overnight to control a man who tried to outrun authorities during a traffic stop. 31-year-old Jarrett Rivera of Indianapolis was taken into custody in Jasper County. Rivera faces...
A convoy of truckers demanding an end to coronavirus mandates is expected to pass through Illinois Tuesday. It is one of several U.S. convoys organized online and modeled on the recent Canadian truckers’ protests that shut down...
In Illinois, we could be enjoying beautiful sunny skies, and the next moment, experience thunderstorms and a deluge of torrential rain. While the variable weather is second nature to many of us, it is important to not become...
