Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

The CDC is confirming the first human case of West Nile virus in Illinois this year. A person from Southern Illinois was hospitalized due to complications of the infection. So far in 2025, West Nile h...

The Illinois State Fire Marshal is urging fireworks safety over the July 4th holiday. The National Fire Protection Association says fireworks started more than 31-thousand fires in 2022. These fires c...

One person has been pronounced dead at the scene of a crash that occurred on I-57 earlier today. Illinois State Troopers report the fatal two car crash happened around noon today at milepost 293 near ...

Over three hundred people attended yesterday's unveiling of the Bourbonnais Township Park District's new exhibit at the Exploration Station. BTPD Board President Dave Zinnani says people were happy wi...

The Bourbonnais Township Park District has appointed a new member to their board. At last night's monthly meeting, commissioners voted to approve Tim McThenia to the vacant seat on the board. BTPD Boa...

Kankakee City Police seized an allegedly stolen firearm off the streets last night. According a police report, officers approached a group of young men wearing face masks around 5:30 last night in the...

Ford County Board Chairman Chase McCall will not seek a fourth term on the board. The news was announced in a press release today. McCall was first appointed to the board in March of 2015. McCall plan...

A Beecher man has died following injuries he received in a car accident in Steger yesterday. According to a press release from the Lake County Coroner's Office, 29 year old Elliot Cruz Cobos of Beeche...

The State Department of Transportation says Route 49 is closed for repair and will be for the rest of the week. The DOT says the highway is closed at the TP&W crossing in Crescent City, but should...

A former Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley teacher charged with sexually abusing a student will remain in custody. Robert Dinkins was denied pre-trial released while appearing in Ford County court yesterday. ...