Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

An ATV crash in Paxton claimed the life of a 41 year old woman Monday. According to the Champaign County Coroner's office, Katherine M. Brzuchowski (Bur-za-chow-ski) was involved in an ATV crash on pr...

Bourbonnais Trustees, last night, took the first steps toward adding another one-percent to the sales tax in the Village. Village Finance Director Tara Latz If approved the new tax would go into effec...

The Village of Bourbonnais took the first step last night toward replacing the one-percent sales tax on groceries. Village Finance Director Tara Latz says when the State voted to do away with the tax,...

The Bourbonnais Police Department has a new officer. During last night's Village Board Meeting, Justin Beaupre was sworn in to begin serving Bourbonnais. Interim Police Chief Jason Sztuba Sztuba said ...

The Supreme Court is considering a lawsuit challenging Illinois' ability to count mail ballots received after Election Day. More than a dozen states allow mail ballots to be received after Election Da...

Illinois is no longer suspending events that feature the exhibition or sale of poultry. The Illinois Department of Agriculture is lifting the temporary suspension on the exhibition or sale of poultry ...

ComEd customers will see an increase in their electric bills starting today. The Citizens Utility Board says the hike could cost customers nearly eleven dollars more. ComEd officials say they have bil...

The Illinois Department of Transportation wants you to know that night paving of the Route 50/Armour Road Intersection will begin tomorrow night in Bradley. The work is part of the widening of the int...

The splash pad at Lil's Park in Bradley opened up for the first time yesterday. Mayor Mike Watson said a lot of people got wet. The Lil's Park Splash Pad on North Street in Bradley is now open daily f...

Johnsonville abruptly closed the doors to their meat packing plant in Momence, known has Momence Packing Company this morning. Mayor Chuck Steele said the plant's closure is a serious blow to the area...