State Representative Josh Harms' legislative offices are collecting items for transfer to Sunday's storm communities. Donations can be dropped at either of the legislative offices in Watseka or Pontiac.
Plans are to make...
Residents of Gifford are determined to get back on their feet and rebound from Sunday's devastating tornado. Two hundred homes were destroyed or suffered severe damage. But the community escaped any serious injury.
The folks in...
Businesses and farm-sites were among the areas hit by the Sunday storms in Indiana.
Rensselaer, Kokomo and Lafayette are cleaning up from the high winds and tornadoes.
A portion of State Road 24 in White County was closed...
Despite relatively mild weather from last December through this past March,
nine winter storms impacted Illinois. This included a spring snowstorm on March 24th which produced record amounts of snow greater than 18 inches deep in...
35-year-old Aaron Bettenhausen is jailed in Will County on a $750,000 bond.
He was arrested Wednesday after police searched his residence and found videos of child porn. A Will County State's Attorney press release states...
Watseka Police report the arrests of two men for the theft of a trailer.
37-year-old Raymond Cook and 29-year-old Andrew Tincher, both of Watseka, are accused of stealing a trailer from the 300-block of W. Victory Street in...
The Vermilion County Board will meet in special session Wednesday, November 20th. It's a 6 pm meeting.
The date is a change from the original-scheduled meeting Thursday, November 21st.
The meeting was called to act on the...
A state of disaster is being declared in seven Illinois counties devastated by a wave of tornadoes on Sunday. Governor Pat Quinn issued the declaration as the death toll continued to climb across his state. At least five people...
Reacting to Damage Caused by Severe Weather – Hard Hit Areas Hard to Reach
Collinsville, IL (Nov. 17, 2013) – Ameren Illinois' Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was activated at 11:30am this morning to provide restoration...
Emergency responders in Grundy County confirm they were involved in a search for any victims after a tornado hit the town of Coal City and nearby Diamond. The Emergency Management Agency office was urging the public to stay away...
