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The Warren County, IN Board of Zoning Appeals is moving forward with plans for a proposed wind farm. A special exception was approved Monday night. The board approved a special exception Monday night. The Jordan Creek Wind Farm...

Bradley Police are searching for a bank robber. The Federated Bank on Route 50 was robbed by a man who then fled on foot with an undetermined amount of crash, according to Police Chief Michael Johnston. The suspect described as...

A Friday night fire extensively damaged a home in Loda, leaving a family of five homeless. The one-story home of the Ivan Garcia family sustained damage from what’s believed to have been an electrical fire. Firemen from Loda and...

Illinois’ Consolidated Election is April 4 (2017). And petition filing is underway. Filing will continue this week and end next Monday afternoon. City/village positions for mayors, aldermen/trustees, Township and school board...

The immediate area escaped the weekend snow storm. Just a couple of inches hit Saturday with a mix of rain and snow Sunday. The brunt of the weather hit northern and western parts of Illinois. Reports of seven, nine and even 11...

The second man accused of killing three people in Newton County in August pleaded not guilty to additional charges Friday. 24-year-old Sebastian Wedding of Lake County, Indiana, and 24-year-old Derrick Cardosi of Sumava Resorts...

The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved a plan allowing Ameren Illinois customers to pay less for electric service delivery beginning in January. The new rates, which represent a savings of about $1.37 for the typical...

The annual Canadian National - Illinois Central Railroad Santa Train makes its run through area communities this weekend. The train makes stops in Ford, Iroquois and Kankakee counties Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Santa Claus...

Snow flurries Thursday and today (Friday) will turn into a messy, cold weekend in much of Illinois and Indiana. Snowfall amounts will bring several inches both Saturday and Sunday. Bitter cold temps are expected by the middle of...

The Watseka Fire Department was alerted to a garage fire in the 500-block of E. Mulberry Street Thursday night. No injury was reported. The cause is being investigated, according to Fire Chief Dave Mayotte. Mayotte reported the...