For the second time in almost 15 years, Vermilion County has the top probation officer in the state of Illinois.

The last time retired Westville farmer Paul Janosik remembers harvest being as late as the 2009 season was the late ’70s.

Keeping her students interested in class helps Danville High School biology teacher Kathy Hafner stay on top of her game too.

Based on preliminary data in Illinois, the statewide average rainfall was 8.9 inches, 6 inches above normal. This is the second wettest October on record for the state based on data going back to 1895. It almost beat the wettest October on record, 9.2 inches set in 1941, according to State Climatologist Jim Angel of the Illinois State Water Survey.

Stopping overspending in Springfield is the promise of one Republican businessman running for the office of Illinois governor.