Four tornadoes touched down in Illinois Saturday afternoon as two storm systems moved through the region, according to the National Weather Service in Chicago. No one was hurt. One EF-0 tornado touched down in Oak Brook in DuPage...
A meeting on Thursday, April 14, 2022 showed little or no interest in future chamber activities, so the board of directors voted to dissolve the Kentland Chamber. All members of the Chamber were invited to discuss the...
With many families poised for spring and summer travel, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is helping get travelers ready for hurricane season by highlighting National Hurricane Preparedness Week, May 1-7, 2022.
“Our...
That loud boom heard by people in Kankakee County Wednesday was the result of “an engineered blast” at the Vulcan Quarry in Lehigh. Lehigh is some 16 miles west of Kankakee. Several calls questioning the loud boom were directed...
The Watseka Junior High School Science Olympiad Team competed at the Illinois State Science Olympiad virtual competition on Saturday, April 23 The team earned state medals in five events enroute to a 6th place finish as a team...
The Watseka Junior High School Science Olympiad Team competed at the Illinois State Science Olympiad virtual competition on Saturday, April 23 The team earned state medals in five events enroute to a 6th place finish as a team...
The removal of southbound Route 47 over I-55 at Dwight is now underway. The project started Wednesday night. All interstate 55 traffic will be diverted up the existing exit ramps, cross Route 47 and reentering...
Officials with Ameren Illinois are warning customers their bills will be going up. The company says the increases are due to energy costs associated with power bills. They cite significant global events that are causing prices to...
Two drug-dealing defendants will spend time in the Livingston County Jail. Both pleaded guilty in the case, handled by the Fairbury and Pontiac Police and the Livingston County Proactive Unit.
23-year-old Dylan Layne of Pontiac...
