The Grundy County Sheriff's Office issued a statement Thursday that Emily Johnson, 34, of W. Southmor Road and her three-month-old son Silas Iennarella, are missing.

A combination of cold weather, a non-functioning furnace and illnesses have caused the City of Morris to cancel its meeting Tuesday.

The cold weather throughout Central Illinois has led Morris Community High School and Morris Elementary to use e-learning days on Tuesday, while Saratoga Elementary will have a day off.

Scott T. Marizza, 40, Coal City, was struck by a train at around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, Grundy County Coroner John Callahan announced Wednesday.

Every rail crossing in Coal City except the crossing at Carbon Hill Road closed Wednesday while police investigated the death of a pedestrian struck by a train at around 3:30 a.m. Thursday.

The Morris Police Department has arrested Jerrell Blake, 35, Morris, as a suspect in the killing of James Arellano, 25, Morris, who died at 3:12 a.m. Monday due to a gunshot wound.

The Office of Grundy County Coroner John Callahan and the Illinois State Police are investigating a crash that killed David Murphy, 69, Hollister, Mo.

R-Place Family Eatery in Morris is closing this week.

State Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, is asking major health insurer Meridian to reopen contract negotiations with Northwestern Medicine amid news that tens of thousands of Illinoisans will be impacted when Meridian drops the health system from in network on Jan. 1.