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The fight against cancer continues this weekend with the Annual Caleb’s Prayer Foundation Benefit Car Show. The event is Sunday, May 18 in Bradley. Phillips Chevrolet is the host site. The annual event raises $15,000 per year –...

Ten area 4-H members have been announced scholarship winners through the Ford-Iroquois 4-H Foundation. The non-profit organization supports more than 550 4-Hers in Ford and Iroquois counties. The foundation proudly presented $...

It's all about protecting the citizens of Iroquois County; looking out for their best interests.  That's the attitude of local officials in the approval of state-required ordinances for Solar, Wind and Battery Storage within...

                         Public invited to submit feedback on planning priorities, road conditions, EVs The Illinois Department of Transportation is asking the...

A Monday evening shooting in Iroquois County has turned into a homicide investigation. The shooting victim died at Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee.  57-year-old Angela C. Taylor of Donovan died just before 9 pm...

Kankakee Community College will share information on how to become an adjunct instructor during a virtual information sessionWednesday, May 21 at 5 pm. Adjunct instructors are part-time faculty members who teach college courses...

Residents in east central Illinois were rattled by an earthquake Monday night. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported around 3 miles from Lerna in Coles County. The quake occurred around...

Hoopeston Police responded to a suspicious vehicle report early Saturday. Nine teenagers now face a court hearing for possession of alcohol. Officers received a tip around 3 am of a suspicious vehicle parked at a home near 8th...

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Hoopeston Police responded to a disturbance (Tuesday) in the 12-hundred block of Daisy Lane.  Two 17-year-olds and a 16-year-old had the left the scene when officers arrived. The three were later located and charges with Mob...