The Iroquois County Public Health Department (ICPHD), in partnership with Iroquois Memorial Hospital, will be hosting community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics for qualifying Iroquois County residents. Another clinic scheduled...
35-year-old Elijah Manuel of Joliet was the driver of a vehicle that crashed in rural Dwight last Saturday morning. Police have not said why fled the scene of the Livingston County accident. But he was on parole from the Illinois...
Area public health departments have reported additional deaths from the coronavirus. Two additional deaths in Iroquois, one in Ford and one more in Kankakee County were reported in the last day. Iroquois County Public...
Despite fewer people on the roads, preliminary reports indicate 1,166 fatalities across the state. That's an increase of 16-percent from the year prior. Cathy Chase, with Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety...
After a few much-needed days of good weather, storms are returning to parts of the nation starting today. There's a major winter storm out west that dumped between six inches to a foot of snow in Denver overnight. Ten western...
Those voters wishing to cast an early ballot for the April Consolidated Election can begin voting Thursday. County Clerk's will be open for early voting during regular business hours. Some offices may offer Saturday...
The City of Kankakee Primery Election (Tuesday) set the stage for the April 6 Municipal Election. Incumbent Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong won the Democratic Primary, fighting off a challenge from Kankakee school board...
Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger is reacting to Governor J.B. Pritzker signing HB3653 for police reform. The 16th District Republican said "police reform is needed, but this is not the answer."
“There is no doubt that we need...
Reactions poured in after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 3653. The ACLU of Illinois said it is excited about the changes to policing and the criminal justice system. The prison reform group John Howard Association also...
Governor JB Pritzker (Monday) signed a sweeping criminal justice reform package into law. The massive piece of legislation creates statewide standards for police use of force, requires police body cameras, ends cash bail in many...
