The Illinois Commerce Commission recently approved its annual five-year Crossing Safety Improvement Program to start implementing highway-rail safety capital projects for local roads across the state. For the next five years, the...
The need for election judges never goes away. And respective county election officials always welcome their local citizens to get involved. Applications are accepted in county clerk offices.
The June 28 Illinois Primary Election...
Area county health departments are promoting the need to be educated about tuberculosis. The air-borne illness can be more infectious than most think.
TB (tuberculosis) is a bacterial infection that most commonly affects...
Witnesses to a crash in Newton County, IN Monday are asked to contact sheriff's police. The driver of a delivery truck was airlifted to an Illinois hospital Monday after crashing into the rear of a semi on U.S. 41 at...
Illinois lawmakers are looking to improve the state's youth programs to help curb violence in the state. The Illinois House Public Safety and Violence Prevention task force met with youth employment program leaders to...
Health officials say B-A-2 is more contagious than other strains of the virus, and accounts for about 25 percent of the cases in Illinois. On Monday, Governor J.B. Pritzker hinted at taking precautions if he sees fit.
Local...
Several area school district libraries will benefit from a shared grant program. School districts in Iroquois, Ford, Kankakee and Livingston Counties are among those getting a share of the monies.
Secretary of State...
The Iroquois County Fair officials are looking for entries for this summer’s County Fair Talent Show. The popular event is scheduled for Family Fun Night at the Crescent City Fairground. It’s a grandstand event on Wednesday, July...
Two men were jailed after a reported carjacking and police chase in Kankakee County Thursday. The chase ended when the suspect vehicle crashed into two County Sheriff Department squad cars at River Road and S. Schuyler Avenue in...
