Courtrooms in Illinois are facing a mountain of cases as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Many courthouses were closed several weeks because of the pandemic. Changes to procedures have slowed things down, such as a...
Grants up to $20,000 are being made available to promote diversification in the dairy industry. The program through the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance focuses on creating value-added products like specialty cheese and export...
Another grant program is available for businesses that have suffered as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Illinois Department of Commerce (DCEO) has released the application and information for the Business...
The train routes being cut to three days a week include the City of New Orleans route, which runs through Kankakee.
Amtrak will cut service later this year on most of its long-distance routes nationwide to three times a week...
The Will County Fair at Peotone has announced it has canceled this summer’s event. The reason is COVID-19. The fair was scheduled for August 26 thru the 30th. A fall substitute event is still possible. The Will County Fair’s...
A Danville man died in a one-vehicle crash near Woodland in Iroquois County last night. The victim’s been identified as 39-year-old Marlon Hughes. It appeared his eastbound car left 1400-N Road and hit a tree, west of Woodland...
Iroquois Farmers State Bank officials have announced Brian Chaney is a new member of their banking family. Chaney will work mainly out of the Iroquois Farmers State Bank facility in Watseka. He'll be activley involved in...
Online retailer Amazon is expanding in the Chicago suburbs with two fulfillment centers. The Matteson and Markham locations could employ around 2,000 people and will sort and fulfill online orders.
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Monday marked the five year anniversary of the Coal City EF-3 tornado that left behind more than $13 million in damages. The tornado swept the community in a southeasterly direction destroying several homes in its path.
Repairs...
Three people died in two weekend crashes in Livingston County. An Odell man died about 9 pm Friday following a motorcycle crash near Pontiac. Livingston County Chief Deputy Coroner Steven Zeller...
