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Iroquois County finances will be an issue again as budget preparations continue for Fiscal year '14. Budget negotiations over the last two- three weeks created a wish-list for department heads. Now, the process begins to make it...

                           Law Creates New Statewide Directory to Forward 9-1-1 Calls ROMEOVILLE –...

The 57th annual Agronomy Day is set for Thursday at the University of Illinois. Farmers and others can learn about the latest research and see some interesting exhibits. The university Department of Crop Sciences will host four...

The good news came from Olivet Nazarene University today.  The Bears are be going to be around a while. The Chicago Bears and Olivet Nazarene University announced a deal today (Monday ) that keeps the NFL team's summer...

(August 12, 2013) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today projected that farmers will harvest a record corn crop of 13.76 billion bushels in 2013, up 28 percent from last year and 5 percent larger than the...

An afternoon news conference is expected today at Olivet Nazarene University. The NFL Chicago Bears will say if they plan on being back in Bourbonnais after this mini-camp season. The Daily-Journal reports Chicago Bears general...

Charities in nine counties have a chance to apply for grants through the Community Foundation of East Central Illinois. The foundation gives away nearly $1 million a year to non-profit organizations and scholarship recipients in...

Potential roadblocks are surfacing to the proposed Illiana Expressway that would connect Interstates 55 and 65 in Illinois and Indiana. Two months ago, Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider was in Joliet to announce an...

A woman facing murder charges in the 2011 death of a foster child has been released from the Livingston County jail. 29-year-old Heather Lamie posted bond and was released Friday. Her attorney was successful Thursday in having...

2012 Community Benefit Report Released Posted: Friday, August 9, 2013 KANKAKEE, IL (August 8, 2013) –Riverside Medical Center is committed to bringing health, healing and access to quality care for those living throughout the...