A 20-year-old man is in custody in Will County for the February 10 armed robbery of a business in Bradley. Sean Watson faces felony charges of Armed Robbery and Aggravated Armed Robbery for the February 10 crime at the Boost...
Kankakee Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong delivered a strong message this past weekend at a State of the Black Community forum. The mayor said “it’s time for the city to come together.”
A 3-hour program included several speakers...
Carle has announced the appointment of a new administrator for its hospital facility in Hoopeston.
Heather Tucker will be in charge of daily operations of the 25 bed critical CHRHC hospital. Tucker’s interim-administrator tag is...
Election Day isn't until April, but voters across the state can start casting their ballots now. Today (Thursday) is the first day of early voting for the spring election. Election Day is April 2nd this year. Citizens have until...
Community leaders in Dwight are siding with up to 280 local jobs rather than a couple dozen out-of-town protestors concerning a proposed immigration detention facility. Dwight'sd planning commission voted (Tuesday) to...
Instead of a scheduled-start to a murder trial in Iroquois County, a plea agreement for Randy White. The 22-year-old Milford man pleaded guilty to 2nd-degree Murder and Armed Violence for the shooting death of Restaurant owner...
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory starting Tuesday night for all of east-central Illinois. Much of west-central Indiana is included.
The advisory will be in effect until noon Wednesday, including...
An established hog farm operator near Milford is ready to move forward with a 44-hundred head finisher. And he has the blessing of all concerned.
The Iroquois County Board (last week) voted to forego an informational hearing...
The city of Danville is looking to expand its police force. And other area communities are doing the same.
The city of Danville has been accepting applications since the beginning of December and currently has 27. The...
Watseka Police Chief Jeremy Douglas has reviewed the most current list of candidates for police officers, telling the Public Safety Committee ‘it’s one of the better group of candidates we’ve ever had.”
Douglas says each of the...
