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A botched drive-by shooting that took a life has landed a Kankakee man in prison for 76 years. DuShawn Johnson was sentenced Wednesday in Kankakee Circuit Court. Judge Clark Erickson imposed the sentence for the shooting death...

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Legislation sponsored by Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) that makes it clear sex offenders must report to law enforcement when they lose a job, won approval in the Illinois Senate Thursday, March...

Clifton village officials are reporting frozen sewer lines that may be blocking sewage from reaching the local sewage collector system. The village website is advising residents to maintain their property sewer lines. Community...

Kankakee residents will see a $10 per month public safety fee, beginning in May, to make up the loss in revenues from the sales tax formula that is no more. A committee gave the green light last night. The full City Council is...

There was no school in the Gibson City Melvin Sibley School District Monday due to a power outage that affected all three schools early in the morning. Ameren Illinois is reporting that there are 304 customers without power as...

More than two dozen firemen from four departments responded to a house fire north of Cissna Park Monday. No injury was reported. Extensive damage was done to a single-story ranch. Officials reported the fire spread from a...

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BROOK, IN --- Forty-seven hogs and five goats died in a rural barn fire west of Brook, Indiana in Newton County. The barn was destroyed Friday night. The animals lost were 4-H projects for the upcoming 4-H season. Brook-Iroquois...

A 16-year-old Kankakee girl is the subject of a missing-person report. Shameka (Shuh-ME-kuh) Brown has been missing since February 1st. She's 5 feet, two inches and 120 pounds. The Kankakee Police website describes the...

A single-story house was gutted by fire Friday, leaving a family of six homes in Bourbonnais. The American Red Cross is assisting two adults and four children who lived on Cardinal Drive. Bourbonnais Fire Protection District...