A second inmate, found unresponsive in his cell at the Iroquois County Jail this week, has died. The family of Jason Fancher confirms he died last (Thurs) evening at a Champaign County hospital. He had been listed in critical...
“Saturation Saturday” is tomorrow (Saturday). Those of you on the road can expect to see more police patrols. Law enforcement is teaming up with IDOT and MADD to make sure motorists know drunk and drugged driving is a serious...
U.S. Congressman Adam Kinzinger said (Thursday) the closings of Byron and Dresden power plants is "a gut-punch to the people of Illinois, especially the counties that sirround these generating stations. Hundreds of people...
A new court ruling this week (Tuesday) puts a stop to transfers of inmates from County jails to State prison. A Logan County Judge made the ruling. The Illinois Sheriff's Association sued the state over the issue and...
A 70-year-old Burbank man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Iroquois County. Frank Horn was northbound on I-57 near Gilman when his car left the roadway, hit a fence and a tree before coming to rest...
A fourth Livingston County resident has died from COVID-19 complications. The Livingston County Health Department reported Tuesday a woman was in her 80s and had been hospitalized. The health department also reported a new case...
The Illinois Department of Employment Security has extended state unemployment eligibility for an additional 20 weeks. Illinois is one of 19 states that have extended the time period for people who have lost their jobs to claim...
Watseka city leaders are putting the wheel in motion to bring a cost-savings for those citizens required to carry flood insurance. The City Council (Tuesday) voted 7-1 to move forward with its application for a FEMA-supported...
