By The Associated Press
CHICAGO - The campaign to promote President Barack Obama's health care law in his home state of Illinois has been one of the nation's costliest with a $33 million contract for work by high-priced public...
The Livingston County Coroner's Office is involved in an investigation of a reported shooting in Dwight. The Dwight police report they found three people inside a home on West North Street today (Saturday).
Dwight Police Chief...
The country music band Parmalee billboards the 2014Ford County Fair. The annual event at Melvin runs June 22-28 and will feature a new carnival, rodeo, the local talent competition, livestock shows and much more.
Parmalee...
The parent company of Pride Metals in Watseka is closing a Paris, Illinois factory and bringing up to 70 new jobs to Iroquois County.
The announcement from the Iroquois Economic Development Association could make Lyon Metals the...
Despite the weather, Relay for Life enthusiasts responded in Ford County.
In Gibson City Saturday, the Ford County Relay for Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society raised $10,000. It brings the total raised by Ford...
The Vermilion County Board learned Tuesday night that work is progressing on the Hoopeston Wind Farm project. Scheduled road work for Apex Clean Energy's Hoopeston Wind Farm is nearing.
County Board Chairman Gary Weinard says...
County governmental bodies in Illinois are hearing from companies interested in developing a medical marijuana farm. Several counties, including Iroquois, Kankakee, and Champaign, have been in talks.
The facilities would be...
The City of Kankakee is still trying to solve the unfunded pension liability, which Mayor Nina Epstein says is an issue for the state legislature. The mayor says Kankakee is not alone in this issue.
Epstein said lawmakers need...
A sales tax rate increase may be the answer for dwindling funds in Kankakee County. There's now talk of a sales tax rate hike for both the county and the city of Kankakee.
At Tuesday's County Board meeting, finance leaders for...
