Health

Livingston County, IL – Early Morning Truck Stop Shooting Hospitalizes One

Dwight, IL - An early morning altercation at the Love’s Truck Stop escalated into gunfire, leaving one individual hospitalized Thursday.  The Dwight Police Department reported that the incident occurred just...

Quack-tastic Rescue: Mokena Police Save Ducklings from a Sticky Situation at Meijer

Mokena, IL - A group of eight ducklings found themselves in a bit of a jam on Monday...

Suicidal Individual Found Safe After Late-Night Search in Kankakee County

Limestone, IL - Emergency teams successfully concluded a late-night search for a suicidal individual reported missing late Tuesday...

Manteno, IL – Kankakee County Awarded $2.9 Million IDOT Grant for Highway 9 Overhaul Ahead of EV Plant Opening

Manteno, IL - Kankakee County has been awarded a $2.9 million grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation...

Lockport Man, Felon, Charged with Attempted Murder in Reported Racially Modivated Shooting 

Lockport Township, IL - John P. Shadbar, 70, of Lockport Township, has been charged with attempted first degree...

Will County to Require Masks at County Buildings

WILL COUNTY – Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant is announcing new protocols around face coverings at Will County Buildings. Starting Monday, August 2, the...

Report advises Illinois, others to use opioid settlement funds to fight addiction

(The Center Square) – Illinois is part of a $26 billion settlement with several companies over their role in the opioid epidemic, and a...

Pritzker ‘looking at all possible mitigations;’ masks mandated at driver facilities

SPRINGFIELD – Masks will be required at driver’s license facilities in Illinois starting Monday, Secretary of State Jesse White announced Wednesday, and Gov. JB...

Study: Legal cannabis boosts home values

(The Center Square) – Home values got a boost in states that allow recreational cannabis use. A new report from Clever Real Estate found states that had...

Pritzker has ‘no plans’ for added mitigations; ‘local control’ is focus of new school guidelines

SPRINGFIELD – The wide availability of COVID-19 vaccines has changed the state’s approach for mitigating the virus’ spread statewide and in schools. For school districts,...

Thousands at Risk Due to Unknown Levels of Contamination in Wells Across the State

CHAMPAIGN -- Today, Prairie Rivers Network released a new report titled, “What’s in Your Well: The Hidden Dangers of Nitrates in Rural Drinking Water”...
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