Category: News

Hippocrates Medical Clinic Offers Free Community Health Testing on October 24 Kankakee, IL — Hippocrates Medical Clinic is pleased to announce a free community health screening event on Saturday, October 24, providing A1C, Lipid Panel, and Urinalysis testing at no…

DTHS Freshman Volleyball Team – 2026 Front Row LtoR: Kasci Woodcock, Skylar Burke, Libby Stipanovich and Delani Leonard. Back Row LtoR: Coach Steven Lopez, Avery Watters, Claire Tjelle, Lila Tjelle, Charleigh Wilkey, Coach Clara Downey and Coach Laura Pittenger.

Central Illinois Football League (CIFL) Super Bowl Results Saturday,  October 10, 2026  Mighty Mites Herscher 53      Gibson City-Melvin- Sibley  30 Juniors Gibson City-Melvin- Sibley 26   Clifton Central 0 Seniors Dwight 40    Herscher 18  

Crop market rally raises ceiling for fall fertilizer pricing By RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek The recent uptick in corn and soybean markets could be bittersweet for farmers as fertilizer prices are expected to follow suit heading into fall application season. “Before,…

Friday, October 9, 2026 – The Ottawa Marquette Crusaders defeated the Dwight Trojans by a score of 21-12 at Gould Stadium in Ottawa. The Chicagoland Prairie Conference matchup left both teams with a 5-3 record heading into their regular-season finales….

Dwight EMS Puts New LUCAS Device in Service Following $20,000 FEMA Grant DWIGHT, Ill. — The Village of Dwight Emergency Medical Services has purchased and placed a new LUCAS Chest Compression System into service with support from a $20,000 federal…

October opens harvest window; September record hot By RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek Outlooks for the first half of October show potential for good harvest weather, hopefully allowing southern farmers to near the finish line and northern farmers to get a solid…

Dwight / GSW Co-op Cross Country Team 2026 Front Row LtoR: David Allen, Chloe Biros, Nicole Schmidt and Libby Stipanovich. Back Row LtoR: Michael Josefik, Luke Josefik, Mikayla Chambers, Joe Faris, Axel Kargle and Coach Larry Lane

Pritzker declares Illinois a diesel disaster area, but fuel retailers are wary by Bernarda Malevska, Capitol News Illinois October 7, 2026 Article Summary All of Illinois is facing a diesel-fuel price disaster, according to Gov. JB Pritzker. He’s directed state…

Dwight Boys Golf Team – 2026 Front Row LtoR: Parker Thompson, Coach Antony Dinelli, Cash Carter, Blake Thetard, Logan Rice, Coach Joe Bloxam and Kayden Conroy. Back Row LtoR: Keaton Phillips, Stein Fallon, Cason Johnson, Case Christensen, Caden Christensen, Dane…

Dwight Police Call 10.8.26 Dwight Police Call 10.1.26 Dwight Police Call 9.24.26 Dwight Police Call 9.17.26 Dwight Police Call 9.3.26 Dwight Police Call 8.27.26 Dwight Police Call 8.20.26 Dwight Police Call 8.13.26 Dwight Police Call 8.6.26 Dwight Police Call 7.23.26…

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Illinois State Police Investigation Into Misuse of Flock System Leads to Felony Charges for Former Joliet Police Lieutenant October 7, 2026 JOLIET – An Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 investigation led to criminal charges for…

DTHS Girls Golf Team – 2026 LtoR: Coach Logan Murray, Harper Kucera, Brooklin Trainor, Addyson, Austin, Ella Payne, Emmalynn Anderson, Shelby DeLong, Sienna Burke and Coach Anthony Dinelli.

A Balanced Energy Future for Illinois Families and Businesses By Senator Patrick Joyce   Illinois’ energy future is at a crossroads. On one hand, Illinois is looking to be a leader in a greener energy future. On the other hand,…

GEDC Showcases Grundy County’s Development Opportunities The Grundy Economic Development Council (GEDC) recently hosted its annual Industrial Development Breakfast, welcoming nearly 80 commercial real estate professionals to learn more about the growth and opportunities happening throughout Grundy County. Held at…

Joyce announces funding opportunity for local fire departments KANKAKEE – State Senator Patrick Joyce announced that applications are now being accepted for the Small Equipment Grant Program benefiting fire departments and ambulance services. “Fire departments make an everyday impact on…

Oct 6 The JV girls again struggled early on vs GSW , eventually taking the Loss, 16-25. 24-26.    Shay Sulzberger had 3 service pts with 2 aces, 1 block and led the team with 4 kills.   Addy Pittenger…

Oct 6 Tigers Basketball The 5/6 grade Lady Tigers basketball team had their first road match up of the season on Tuesday night. In game 1 they started out with an early lead and never looked back. They won by…

Oct 6 Girls VolleyballThe 7th grade won a tough game against Reed-Custer 17-11.   Tinley Bunting – 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals Mia Hoffner – 2 points, 1 rebound Luna Parker – 2 points, 1 rebound Makenzie Mallaney – 1…

Oct 6  GSW defeats Dwight in two sets 25-15, 25-19. GSW (16-14 overall, 7-2 In RVC) Grace Vitko- 6 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 2 digs Brynn Christensen- 5 kills, 1 ace, 1 block Abbie  Olsen- 4 kills, 1 assist,…

Fire Prevention Week: Red Cross offers ways to help keep loved ones safe and reduce your risk of a home fire News Summary: Cooking and home heating are two of the leading causes of home fires. Since the beginning of…

CIFL CHEER COMPETITION RESULTS Sunday, October 4 MASCOTS Dwight Trojans PBL Panthers Central Stars Herscher Tigers MIGHTY MITES Momence Redskins Herscher Tigers PBL Panthers JUNIORS Herscher Tigers Dwight Trojans Central Stars SENIORS Momence Redskins Herscher Tigers Central Stars

Dwight Youth Football – Saturday October 3 The Mighty Mites fell to Herscher by a score of 38 – 14 and GCMS defeated PBL 22 – 8.  Herscher will take on GCMS at 1:00 pm  on Saturday, October 10 in…

October 3 Cross Country The Lions XC team ran a very muddy and huge meet on Saturday.  Both the girls and boys competed in races with over 150 runners each at the Varsity level.  Our teams kept up and held…

Illinois’ 8 interstate visitor information centers to close at month’s end by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois September 22, 2026 Article Summary The eight state-run visitor information centers located along interstates throughout Illinois are set to close by the end…

Marion woman duped out of $318K in elaborate gold-bar scheme by Soph Levinson, William Mize, Saluki Local Reporting Lab and Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois September 30, 2026 Article Summary This summer, scammers convinced a 78-year-old Marion woman that her…

  The DTHS Varsity football team fell to Heyworth 41-14 Friday night in the Trojans Homecoming game. Dwight trailed 21-0 at halftime before getting on the board in the third quarter when Ayden Collom scored on a 3-yard run, followed…

Students invited to submit philanthropy essays Grundy students, including home school, are invited to submit an essay in celebration of November’s National Philanthropy Month. Students in grades 3-5 are asked to submit an essay of 100 words on the theme…

Report: New data centers could create more than 120K Illinois jobs, though mostly temporary by Maggie Dougherty and Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois October 1, 2026 Article Summary A new report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and University of…