Serving the interests of the people for the good of the future is a spark that may generate new talk about ‘evening meetings’ for the Iroquois County Board.
The concept was kicked up, again, at Tuesday’s 9 am meeting at the...
The Kankakee County Board is busy trying to figure out what’s next --- after voters said ‘No’ to a public safety tax in last week’s election.
Board Chairman Andy Wheeler was quite surprised it was the rural voters who denied the...
Iroquois County zoning officials have started the process of coming up with an ordinance for solar farms. There’s been some interest; Zoning Administrator Bob Yergler reporting last month that his office has received calls from...
A 33-year-old Kankakee man was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to three counts of possession of weapons by a felon.
Andre Davis was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Colin Bruce last week...
Bond was set at $5 million (Thursday) for Willie E. Nichols Jr., who’s accused of shooting and killing his stepfather Tuesday morning. 63-year-old Clarence Riley died of gunshot wounds in what police called a domestic argument in...
A 25-year-old man wanted on a Kankakee County warrant for drug-induced homicide was arrested by police in Hopkins Park.
The warrant named Javonta L. Davis for outstanding charges that allege he sold fentanyl-laced heroin that...
A former Paxton resident has learned his drug-trafficking trial is scheduled for this summer in Macon County. A June 12th date is on the calendar for 35-year-old Eddi “Migo” Ramirez.
Ramirez failed to have his criminal drug case...
A new mayor was named by the people of Fairbury during the Consolidated General Election Tuesday. David Slagel, who currently serves as an alderman on the Fairbury City Council and helped form the Fairbury Improvement Group, will...
In Ford County election news, Gibson City Mayor Dan Dickey was re-elected to his fourth consecutive four-year term by defeating challenger John Carlson. It was a 555-247 margin of victory for Dickey.
The 60-year-old Dickey said...
In a close race in Kankakee, Alderwoman Chasity Wells-Armstrong has defeated Mayor Nina Epstein — 1,918 to 1,703 votes.
Independent candidate James Stokes received 455 votes.
Bradley and Bourbonnais voters overwhelmingly...
