Iroquois County finances are in decent shape; no real red flags...according to latest reports. The General Fund has about 3-months operating cash on hand.
Income tax revenues are two-months behind; that’s about average .....
A search for a missing Braidwood woman resumes this (Wed) morning. Authorities ask volunteers to meet at the Village Hall. Search teams will be instructed as to how the emergency effort will move forward.
Fire department...
Bishop McNamara High School was again the host site for Kankakee County’s Relay for Life Saturday. And just under $250,000 was raised for cancer research.
This year's goal was to raise $350,000.
The Daily-Journal reports this...
The death of a resident at the Good Shepherd group home in Momence is under investigation. Charles Laughlin’s death was discovered Sunday. He was found unresponsive in a van.
Kankakee County sheriff's police are investigating...
A Bourbonnais man was struck and killed by a train Sunday night. It happened in the in the 1100 block of North Schuyler Avenue.
Roberto Ramirez is identified as the victim. Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner said the...
Watseka’s 150th Birthday is much more than this weekend’s events scattered throughout the community. The city’s rich heritage dates back to 1867.
And over the years, Mayor John Allhands says the message is the city’s ability to...
One person was injured in a hot-air balloon mishap at the Chatsworth sesquicentennial celebration Thursday evening, but the balloon landed safely a short distance away.
Four balloons were preparing to launch shortly before 6:30...
A Louisiana woman died in a single-vehicle rollover crash Thursday evening on I-57 in Kankakee County.
44-year-old Mia Robinson was a passenger in a van driven by 44-year-old McKinley Jenkins of Harvey (IL). Illinois State...
Sesquicentennial celebrations are set fopr this weekend in Chatsworth and Watseka. Opening ceremonies are today (Thursday) in both communiites.
Several published news articles highlight the rich history of the early...
The city of Gilman is busy this week with fire hydrant maintenance. ERH Enterprises has work crews flushing fire hydrants. Local residents may experience discolored water while the system flushes itself out. The work continues...
