Douglas County News

The family of a central Illinois first-grader who wants to keep his autism helper dog in school gets their day in court today.

An Edgewood man has died, likely due to a traffic crash that occurred this afternoon in Douglas County.

A beauty wants everyone to know she had a face transplant. The public is invited to an open house Friday at 11 a.m. at 107 E. Main St.

Gov. Pat Quinn announced that disaster relief would be provided to farmers in 58 counties that have suffered flooding or excessive rain damage to crops in September.

Drivers can expect delays next week on Interstate 57 between Sadorus and Tuscola.

A 25-year-old Chicago man has pleaded guilty to a series of charges from a 2007 crime spree that included the death of a central Illinois sheriff's deputy.

SHERIDAN -- Olive Bell Isenhour, 90, Sheridan, died Aug. 24, 2009, at Riverview Hospital, Noblesville.

Chewey the Lab, trained to help the autistic boy deal with his disabilities, did "just as he's supposed to" in keeping Kaleb safe and calm during his first full day back at school, said the boy's mom, Nichelle Drew.

Chewey the Lab, trained to help the autistic boy deal with his disabilities, did "just as he's supposed to" in keeping Kaleb safe and calm during his first full day back at school, said the boy's mom, Nichelle Drew.

Chewey the Lab, trained to help the autistic boy deal with his disabilities, did "just as he's supposed to" in keeping Kaleb safe and calm during his first full day back at school, said the boy's mom, Nichelle Drew.

Man's best friend doesn't always equal school superintendent's best friend, as we've discovered in the Kaleb Drew case in Villa Grove, a tiny town outside of Champaign [see "School bars autistic child and his service dog," by Amanda Robert, July 23]. Last week a Douglas County circuit judge extended a temporary restraining order, first granted on ...

TUSCOLA – Three Tuscola residents are mounting a petition drive to bring a Wal-Mart to this Douglas County community.

Kaleb Drew and Chewey, his service dog. PHOTOCOURTESY OF NICHELLE DREW Small miracles have come true since Chewey moved in with the Drew family.

Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday approved the state's first construction spending plan in over a decade - a $31 billion infusion expected to create thousands of jobs and help rebuild the state's crumbling infrastructure that will be paid for through new and higher taxes and a vast expansion of legalized gambling.

Join 95Q on Saturday, July 4, at Macon Speedway as we celebrate the holiday in style with a fireworks spectacular and the Firecracker 40's. We will be broadcasting from 4-6 PM and giving away our last passes to the VIP Turn 4 Lounge and more.

VILLA GROVE – Law enforcement officers from the Villa Grove Police Department, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and a SWAT team have been at the scene of a home in Villa Grove since about 3 p.m. Monday.

TUSCOLA – Nellie Gilpin sits at the front of the courtroom and records the legal proceedings that take place in the Douglas County Courthouse in the same way she's done it for more than 40 years – with a pen and notebook.

Clean-up efforts are underway as residents work to recover from strong storms that blasted through east central Illinois last night.

PESOTUM – Two Indiana men are in the Douglas County jail after police say they found more than 100 pounds of cannabis in a van Thursday.

The chairman of the Housing Authority of Douglas County has applied to retain his seat.