The unexpected resignation of finance director Anita Speckman has forced the Iroquois County Board into emergency mode.
Speckman’s resignation letter was presented to the full board today (Tuesday) by Board Chairman John...
Ford County is putting more teeth into its wind farm ordinance. One of the main concerns is getting any wind farm-operators to respond quickly to complaints/concerns, according to County Board Chairman Randy Berger.
Keeping...
Telecommunicators, Call-Takers, and Technicians are the Heroes Behind the Scene
Springfield, IL – The Illinois State Police (ISP) is recognizing 911...
A weekend crash on US 231 killed a 43-year-old woman. Margaret Kelly of Rensselaer was northbound when her car suddenly drove into the southbound lane and collided with a vehicle driven by Patricia White of Demotte.
Kelly was...
A fiery crash in Benton County, IN is under investigation. Authorities report a woman was pulled from the burning vehicle after it went up in flames near Oxford.
Investigators say the driver was northbound on State Road 55. near...
The Gibson City school district is mourning the loss of a GCMS High School junior who was killed in a two-vehicle collision early Saturday morning.
17-year-old Dylan T. Benningfield died in a head-on crash north of Gibson City...
TEACHER LAW ---
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill Friday that loosens restrictions on teachers with licenses from other states to teach in Illinois. Rauner said Friday that the state’s licensing process was prohibitively...
Checks for Illinois schools will soon be on their way. The Illinois State Board of Education said it sent the order to the state’s comptroller to pay schools. The new checks will be the first under Illinois’ new education funding...
In the neighborhood of 10-12 fire departments provided water supplies (Friday) at a huge structure fire near Legion Park in Watseka. The State Fire Marshall was on the scene.
Kenny Kingdon’s house was gutted by flames, just off...
It was 50-years ago (Wednesday, April 4th, 1968 ) when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee. King’s work paved a way for African-Americans today.
The nation has remembered King’s work this week...
