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The Iroquois County Highway Department has announced a road closure scheduled for Monday, August 14th. Motorists in the Buckley area should be aware that Highway 9, west of I-57, between 200E and 300E, will be closed beginning at...

Congresswomen Robin Kelly and Jan Schakowsky are hosting a health care panel discussion Monday in Chicago. “Solutions Only” is a Non-Partisan Congressional Field Inquiry on Improving Healthcare. The goal of raising Congressional...

 An attempted abduction of three juvenile females in Goodwine Thursday is under investigation by the Iroquois County Sheriff's department.  The three juveniles, ages 11, 7 and 6, were walking near the post office just...

The Vermilion County sheriff's office (Thursday) reported a drowning victim’s body was recovered from a pond. The body of 71-yr-old Robert Porter Jr. was recovered from the private pond in Hillery about 2:30 in the afternoon. The...

SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois State Fair kicked off Thursday with the Twilight Parade. An array of floats, bands and specialty units were featured encompassing this year's theme, Generations of Fun. Like the corndogs, lemon...

                     Ribbon cutting starts showcase of agricultural achievements by ...

U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger encourages local leaders to work together to better efforts to keep jobs in Illinois. Some areas are better than others and some have a stronger base to work with...but it’s that community effort that we...

An 11-year-old Kankakee girl, reported missing, has been found safe.  Rose Mosley went missing from a relative's home Tuesday night.  Kankakee Polcie report the girl called another famlily member today (Thursday).&nbsp...

The Vermilion County sheriff’s department’s Underwater Search and Rescue Team continued its search today for the body of a man who apparently drowned in a private pond near Hillery, west of Danville. Sheriff Captain Mike...

A 12-4 vote by the Iroquois County Board (Tuesday) approved a solar energy ordinance. County Board Vice-Chairman Dan Rayman led the charge to approve a crafted-ordinance that he says will spark commerce and create...