Those people affected by last week's tornadoes are being given more time to pay their taxes. Governor Bruce Rauner announced that residents living in the devastated areas of DeKalb and Ogle County will have until October 31st to...
KANKAKEE COUNTY TREASURER MARK FRECHETTE HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT. HE SAID HE'S PROUD TO HAVE IMPROVED OPERATIONS IN THE OFFICE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
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IROQUOIS COUNTY BOARD MEMBER SUSAN WYNN-BENCE HAS ANNOUNCED HER RESIGNATION FROM THE BOARD, EFFECTIVE AT THE END OF THE MONTH. SHE'S JOINING THE ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, WORKING IN THE RURAL AFFAIRS DIVISION.
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Convicted-killer Kamron Taylor wss back in a Kankakee County courrtoom Monday where he appeared to be appointed a new defense attorney. The 23-year-old appeared before Judge Kathy Bradshaw-Elliott while shackled by his...
Kankakee County Board members (Tuesday) voted against returning a moratorium to the Solid Waste Disposal Plan. But members made it clear, they're not in favor of a landfill.
New language will be the next step in the plan. The...
It's meant to give non-participating landowners more protection. The setback requirements for wind turbines built in Iroquois County were given more teeth in a 14-4 vote (Tuesday) by the County Board.
New turbines will need to...
A number of the dogs rescued from a suspected puppy mill in Kankakee County are being nursed back to health at a no-kill animal shelter in Chicago. Officials say the animals were transported to PAWS Chicago in order to be...
A forensic audit of computers in the former Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department is expected to be a topic of discussion at today's (Tuesday) Iroquois County Board meeting.
The computers use by past and present employees of...
The Vermilion County Board Finance Committee is looking at suggested long and short-term plans in dealing with budget matters. Board Chairman Mike Marron said it's a matter of paying attention and double-checking each...
They've been called Earth Angels in Headsets. And they often are, the first-responders know one sees and no one knows. And yet, it's their compassion, their wisdom, their
interviewing skills, calming voice and patience that so...
