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The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the Union Pacific Railroad crossing at U.S. 24/Ilinois 1 (Walnut Strect) in Watseka will be closed beginning on Monday, April 22. The repairs are expected to take...

In recognizing Developmental Disabilities Awareness, OPTIONS Center for Independant Living is hosting its annual wheelchair basketball fundraiser this (Friday) evening in Bourbonnais.  The U of I Wheel Chair Basketball team...

               Due to inclement weather, work at the I-55 at Illinois 17 interchange will extend into next week. The updated schedule for I-55 closures at Illinois 17, weather...

The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of four individuals following a narcotics investigation in Flanagan. A search warrant was executed (last Wednesday). Police officials report 23 grams of mushrooms, meth...

The Kankakee City Council has given a thumbs up to a solar farm project that’ll produce enough electricity to power up to 600 homes. Nexamp, a company based in Washington, D.C., is ready to move forward with plans to construct an...

Sixty-four year-old Larry Dean Gibbs is facing a prison term having been convicted of filing false tax returns for three years.  Gibbs will be sentenced July 17 in U.S. Federal Court in Urbana.  Prosecutors presented...

Rainfall amounts exceed one-inch in several area communities today. Overnight rain left roads ponding. Motorists are advised to be aware of changing road conditions. More rain and thunderstorms are likely this afternoon. A wind...

The National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences has awarded the Kankakee Community College Medical Laboratory Technician associate degree program continued accreditation until 2029. Seeking accreditation is...

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that Interstate 55 at the Illinois 17 interchange in Dwight will be closed for four consecutive nights beginning tonight. The closures run from tonight through Thursday. The...

Two people were killed Thursday near the Kankakee-Will County line when a vehicle and a pickup truck collided. Illinois State Police investigated at Illinois Route 50 and Kankakee County Road 12,000 N. 53-year-old Lisa Doan of...