During the summer when pools are open and lakes, ponds and other bodies of water are more accessible, there is an increase in water related deaths especially with children. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services...
The first full week of August finds the hot, humid weather with stuffy nights continuing. Scattered rain showers won't cool things down too much. Today (Monday), we'll experience temps around 88. It's the stuffy...
The Ford County Coironer's Office confirms a Paxton bank executive was among two people killed Thursday in a head-on crash Thursday evening. 44-year-old Jakub Pietkiewicz of Paxton was identified. He was...
An autopsy was scheduled Thursday on the body of 41-year-old Jennifer S. Tannhauser of Wilmington. Her body was found Wednesday in Kankakee River State Park. She had been reported missing July 10.
In a press release, Will...
A 2-vehicle crash between a car and a semi in rural Milford Wednesday claimed the life of a Hoopeston woman. 64-year-old Sara Rhodes was pronounced dead at the scene. Iroquois County Sheriff's Police responded to the crash...
Folks in Gilman. and beyond, are losing a friend. Today (Wednesday) is the last edition of The Gilman Star !
The weekly newspaper has been a lifeline for so many people, covering and reporting on notable events in western parts...
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that weather permitting, Interstate 55 at the Illinois 17 interchange (exit 217) in Dwight will be closed overnight on Friday, August 2. The closure is necessary...
Reports of a funnel cloud in the Milford area Monday evening. Heavy, heavy rain fell from Milford to the Milford area. Flash flooding alerts were issued by the National Weather Service. The NWS did not have any...
-- Two, Killed, two wounded in Champaign --
Two 18-year-olds were killed and two other individuals wounded in gunfire early Sunday in Champaign. Police are...