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President Biden talks inflation and farming in Illinois 

(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden traveled to Illinois Wednesday on what could have been a damage control trip as inflation cripples Americans' pocketbooks.   The president visited a farm...

State designates funds for Illinoisans behind on water bills

(The Center Square) – Illinoisans in danger of having their water shut off have more funds to help. The...

Mall-O-Ween returns to Northfield Square Mall

BRADLEY - Mall-O-Ween is returning once again to Northfield Square Mall this Halloween. The annual event sponsored by mall...

New bill in Illinois will give students up to five “mental health days”

KANKAKEE – Students in Illinois will soon be allowed to exercise up to five mental health days as...

St. Anne CCSD #256 bows to mask compliance after being placed on probation by ISBE

ST ANNE – Students in St. Anne will once again be asked to wear masks after St. Anne...

New tech will detect gun fire in less than 60 seconds in Kankakee

ShotSpotters, real-time gunshot detection and alert system that detects gunfire in less than 60 seconds, will soon be the latest addition to curbing gun...

Paxton Fireworks canceled due to fire

Paxton has canceled their fireworks for 2020, but not because of COVID-19. Officials announced last week a recent shed fire at a city storage unit...

Paper says Abbott 5-minute COVID-19 testing device is flawed

A paper claiming Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 tests had missed a third of all positive samples has been verified and published by the Journal...

IDPH: Over 130,000 COVID-19 in Illinois, 91 dead, 766 new cases Thursday

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 766 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 91 additional confirmed deaths. Among today’s...

Stocks sink, reversing recent gains, as virus cases spike

By ALEX VEIGA and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers Stocks are down sharply on Wall Street Thursday, pulling the Dow Jones Industrial Average more...

U.S. passes 2 million COVID-19 cases, cases rising in over third of nation

The United States passed 2 million cases since the pandemic began back in March on Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University data which has...
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