The popular Kankakee Fishing Derby, postponed earlier, is back on the calendar for September 4- 13. The NIAA Fishing Derby details will be posted soon. NIAA President Ken Munjoy said thanks to the Illinois Department...
The Manteno Chamber of Commerce has announced it has called off the 2020 Oktoberfest. Major restrictions placed on large festivals due to the coronavirus forced local officials to cancel this year. The Chamber of Commerce...
Governor J.B. Pritzker made a stop in Rockford on Thursday to urge Illinoisans to fill out the U.S. Census. Illinois has nearly a 67 percent response rate for the census, which is ahead of the national average of 62 percent....
The State Fire Marshall will investigate a house fire in Watseka. This (Friday) morning's fire alerted Watseka at about 12:20. Fire Chief Tim Ketchum reports the fire began in a bedroom in the rear of the house at 494...
Crews responded to a structure fire this (Fri) morning in Ludlow. Dispatch reported it broke out just after 1 am. Officials reported most of the damage was done to the backside of the house… on Thomas Street. A cause wasn’t...
Governor JB Pritzker announced a new plan (Wednesday) to help prevent a resurgence of COVID-19 in Illinois. Kankakee and Will County each get their own designation. The plan breaks the state into 11 regions instead of...
The Earl Park Fall Festival committee has unfortunately exhausted all of our efforts in an attempt to host the 48th Annual Earl Park Fall Festival. In the last 48 years the committee has never experienced something quite like the...
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning until 6:15 pm for Iroquois and Ford counties in Illinois. A severe storm was observed over Chatsworth in east-central Illinois about 5:15 pm. Strong winds...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday laid out a targeted approach for Illinois' response to upticks in coronavirus cases around Illinois, saying it was the best way to attack outbreaks while keeping most of the state as free of...
A 35-year-old man was injured and airlifted to Christ Advocate Hospital in Oak Lawn after his SUV ran under a semi-trailer on U.S. 41 in Newton County, IN. The unidentified man had to be extricated from the wreckage...
