A federal grand jury (Tuesday) returned an indictment that charges 73-year-old Richard G. Simms with defrauding Kankakee’s wastewater utilities, Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency (KRMA) and the city’s Environmental Service...
“It only works if you wear it.” That’s the theme of a $5 million campaign promoting face covering mandates amid COVID-19 concerns. Gov. J.B. Pritzker in Springfield Monday announced the launch of the taxpayer-funded effort amid...
Iroquois Memorial Hospital has announced the hiring of Richard Harning as its new Chief Financial Officer. Harning brings 28 years of financial healthcare leadership experience to the job. He has special expertise in...
35-year-old Kathy Patten is facing five counts of criminal sexual assault, four more counts since her earlier arrest. The Livingston County State’Attorney’s office reports all are class one felonies.
Patten allegedly sexually...
Associate Judge Michael Sabol becomes the 21st Circuit's resident judge for Iroquois County today (Monday). A swearing-in ceremony is at the Kankakee County Courthouse in Room 300. Judge Sabol fills a vacancy created...
Governor J. B. Pritzker said Thursday “We’re at a danger point.” State officials reported 1,772 new COVID-19 cases and 18 more deaths in Illinois. That was the highest one-day tally of newly reported cases since late May. Now...
LSC Communications in Dwight is closing. The manufacturing operation announced earlier this year the Mattoon, Illinois and two out-of-state LSC manufacturing plants would close by July of this year.
400 jobs will be lost. As a...
There was hope the Fried Green Tomato Fest at Dunning Park in Iroquois would be held this year, but the COVID-19 pandemic has forced organizers to cancel. Insurance concerns forced the event to be canceled for later in...
Momence Police were able to use video surveillance to find the people responsible for damage done at Island Park. The park had to close for clean-up, but it's back open while police continue their investigation into the...
