Two people are dead and four others, including a 3-week old infant, were injured in a crash early today (Tuesday) on Interstate 57 in Iroquois County. Illinois State Police report the crash happened in the northbound lane just...
A Donovan man died in a single-vehicle accident Sunday in rural Iroquois County. 64-year-old Dennis Lade was eastbound on 2400 N Road. The sheriff's police report indicated the vehicle left the roadway, ran through an...
Fire departments are urging public cooperation to refrain from buring today (Tuesday). High winds pose a great risk of wild fires. Citizens should consider postponing and planned burning. An elevated risk of fires is...
The director of the Hoopeston Public Library was notified on Friday, Oct. 9, of a positive Covid-19 test for a staff member. As a result of this positive test, HPL closed for the weekend and remains closed today. For the health...
On Sunday, October 11 at approximately 4:20 p.m., three bicyclists were traveling on the right (north) side of the roadway on Illinois Route 150 westbound, approximately ½ mile east of County Road 125 East (Spring Lake Road) in...
The Forest Preserve District of Will County game cameras recently captured some rare and exciting photos of bobcats – possibly a mother and her kittens – walking through a small open area in Kankakee Sands Preserve in Custer...
A second death in as many days in Kankakee County from coronavirus. Health officials now reporting 74 deaths since the pandemic counting began. Twenty-two new positive cases were reported Thursday; there's now 2,934...
Illinois continues to see increasing initial unemployment claims. The U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday more than 36,000 Illinoisans filed for initial unemployment claims last week. That’s more than 6,600 more than the...
Illinois public health officials reported the first death of West Nile virus in Illinois for 2020 Thursday. It's a Chicago resident who became ill in mid-September. There are 24 human cases reported in Illinois. The virus is...
Nine new grants are going to Ford County-area organizations, courtesy of the wind farm revenues. The Community Grant Program funds come from Apex Clean Energy and Ford Ridge Wind. The funds are set up to support organizations and...
