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                  New expansions to the soybean processing plant in Gilman will increase jobs, commerce, and production capacities Governor JB Pritzker is praising the Incobrasa...

State Senator Tom Bennett joined state and local leaders along with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) in Gilman (Wednesday) to celebrate the $250 million capital investment at Incobrasa...

Scattered showers and T-storms this (Wednesday) has produced flooded roadways in the Will and Cook County areas.  Waterways could be overflowing and motorists need to be aware of ponding on roadways, especially the low-lying...

Ford County Public Health officials are reaching out to protect citizens from the flu this season. A series of Walk-In Clinics are scheduled.   The county’s Public Health Department offers vaccine clinics to encourage...

Kankakee County Sheriff’s Police and the County Coroner are investigating the death of an 8-year-old boy killed when an ATV he was on caught fire. The Sunday afternoon incident happened in Pembroke Township.  The Coroner’s...

Iroquois County and Kankakee County election officials are informing political candidates of established parties that they can begin circulating petitions for the 2024 Illinois Primary Election.  Petition paper-work is...

A two-vehicle crash (Friday) in Newton County, IN hospitalized an Ohio driver after his pickup truck slammed into a disabled vehicle along U.S. 41.  Sheriff's Police and fire and medical personnel responded to a dispatch...

A 35-year-old man is dead after a weekend shooting in Kankakee Sunday.  Police and the County Coroner's office are investigating, asking anyone with info to come forward. William D. Campbell III was shot and killed early...

A house fire (Saturday) in Milford displaced a family. No one was injured, but the family’s pets were lost. A neighbor alerted 9-1-1 after seeing the fire. Milford Fire answered the call to Irving Street and North Grove Avenue...

Labor Day parades are scheduled in Herscher, Danville and Lowell, IN.  The Illinois AFL-CIO sponsors the union-based parade in Danville.  It's set for 9 am Monday.  Herscher's support for Labor Day includes the...