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(Springfield-jm) – With the end of cash bail now law in Illinois, the back and forth over how it affects victims of crime continues. The state’s Pretrial Fairness Act is the first in the ...
(Undated-jm) – The National Weather Service has confirmed at least two tornadoes touched down in the WPXN listening area Friday evening. The first tornado, rated an E-F-1 touched down 3 miles s...
The Ford County Board entered into an intergovernmental agreement with McLean County so that Suzanne Montoya, who is currently employed as a Mclean County Probation Officer in charge of the
Listen to this article The Ford County Board approved a resolution supporting local control of zoning for wind and solar farms. In both the Illinois House and the Senate, bills have been introduced to turn such zoning decisions over to the state. Board Vice-chair Cindy Ihrke said 18 other counties have taken up the resolution as well. âWe want to send the message that we want to maintain control,â she said. The boardâs zoning committee has been working for several years to revamp its wind ordinance and has not gotten very far with creating a solar ordinance. The committee will...