{Lee News Service}
Illinois lawmakers Thursday signed off on a plan that could result in Ford County's first assisted living facility.
Legislation sponsored by state Sen. Jason Barickman extends a tax increment financing...
A Vermilion County grand jury indicted 27-year-old Edward Woodfork on three counts of first-degree murder for the May 13, 2012, death of 26-year-old Larry Carter of Danville.
Danville police found Woodfork in Danville around...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- This year's corn crop has soared to a new national record, breaking expectations in many states that received too much rain early on and a summer dry spell that brought back drought concerns.
In its...
The Cissna Park and Crescent-Iroquois Ag Hall-of-Fame is a new creation this year. And the annual Cissna Park FFA Scholarship Auction today (Sat) will feature the first inductees into the Hall-of-Fame.
Today's dinner and auction...
Watseka American Legion Post #23 is hosting a Veterans Day event Monday, November 11th. The public is invited to the 11 am observance at the Legion Park home.
Desert Storm Veteran Alex O'Brien is the featured speaker.
The...
A balanced budget is expected to be approved by the Iroquois County Board next Tuesday (11/12).
Numbers were reviewed, on file for the last month, and now ready for the new fiscal year on December 1st.
Finance committee...
Indiana State Police at Lowell reported a semi rolled near Lowell this (Thurs) morning. The rig left I-65, injuring the driver. The semi was hauling produce.
State police also reported a related-accident.. a little further south...
Targeting heroin trafficking, The Vermilion County Metropolitan Enforcement Group (V-MEG) arrested five people on drug related charges. Three of the five were women, according to a press release from Illinois State Police.
A...
A Kankakee man facing a murder charge for the shooting of 24-year-old Tyrone Kennedy Sr. and the wounding of Kennedy's cousin wants to be his own lawyer in the case.
32-year-old Luther Starkey was in Kankakee Circuit Court...
