The Illinois Department of Public Health has a new hotline for people who have questions about Ebola. State officials say someone will be on hand 24-hours-a-day to answer questions like how to avoid getting Ebola. Operators will...
The daughter of an 86-year-old woman bitten by a bat expressed her disgust as to how the case was handled by officials.
Barbara Pfingsten told the Iroquois County Board she's not happy in that the 'ball was dropped," and her...
33-year-old Joshua Bisping has been ordered to serve 10 years in federal prison for engaging in a murder-for-hire plot against his ex-wife.
U.S. District Judge Harold Baker sentenced Bisping to the statutory maximum sentence and...
It was the utmost harrowing experience 13 years ago....for the United States and emergency responders.
In New York City, the pain and sorrow will never go away.
Retired New York City Fire Department member Richard Picciotto...
If you're not prepared, you should be. If you haven't been educated and trained, you should have been. And—if you're not ready and participating in today's Great American ShakeOut, you should contact your county elected officials...
(Springfield, IL) -- Officials were busy promoting the need to be educated and participate in today's Great American ShakeOut earthquake drill. IEMA's Patti Thompson says it's a one-minute drill that teaches people what to do...
A Ford County jury Wednesday returned a not guilty verdict in the Sean Kelley murder trial in Paxton. The jury of nine women and three men deliberated an hour and a-half before ruling the 34-year-old Paxton man 'not guilty' of...
Feathers have been ruffled and personality differences continue, but Iroquois County 911 board members assure the public emergency services will remain in place.
Several emergency responders, including 911 board members, are not...
An Iroquois County jury convicted an Onarga man of a Class X felony. 47-year-old Jose Villanueava faces up to 10 years in prison when he's sentenced for predatory criminal sexual assault.
State's Attorney Jim Devine said...
A 23-year-old Paxton man is facing an aggravated DUI charge for allegedly driving erratically with a 2-year-old child in his vehicle.
Kyle Smith was charged Tuesday with aggravated driving under the influence and aggravated...
