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                 Legal minds not good enough for County Board The Iroquois County Board Tuesday sent an earlier-agreed-on contract for dispatch...

A bailout plan for the Kankakee County Board was approved Tuesday after two local banks stepped up to assist the county's crippled budget. The Board approved borrowing $5-million to meet payroll demands into the new year. People...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is mourning the death of its sitting Comptroller. Judy Baar Topinka passed away early this morning, less than 24-hours after suffering a stroke. Topinka has served in public office for more than...

27-year-old Travien Moore of Kankakee faces 8-counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and attempted first-degree murder for a home invasion crime last month. Moore was indicted by the Kankakee County grand jury. He's also...

The death of a Pontiac patrolman and his canine partner by a drunk driver has landed a South Carolina man in prison for 12 years. Jason Collins was sentenced to 12 years Monday afternoon for the October 2013 death of Pontiac...

Kankakee City Police detectives were investigating a threatening text message Monday that led to high school students being abruptly evacuated from the school. A threat was sent to a student that was enough to have school...

A 32-year-old Momence man is in custody in Alabama facing a Class 4 felony charge of Child Abduction. The suspect is Dawayne Witham. He allegedly abducted 9-month-old Aubrey Witham from her Momence home Sunday. Momence Police...

                          Patrol officers, jail staff let go Last month's failed public safety...

                         Stops planned December 13-14th The annual Santa Claus Train schedule along the...

The 29th annual Bradley Lighted Christmas Parade this (Friday) evening features a brother-sister team serving as junior marshals. The 6:30 pm event along W. Broadway Street will include seven-year-old Laura Moore and her...