A Ford County judge has denied a convicted murderer's request to have his 17-year prison sentence overturned.
A motion filed (March 24) asked a Judge (Paul Lawrence) to reconsider the sentence given to 34-year-old Ryan A. Nibbe...
An employee of Kanga Roof in Bradley was killed Tuesday morning in what’s being called an industrial accident The victim was 35-year-old Thomas Morris of Momence. Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner said Morris pronounced...
An expected deficit of $4-million has Kankakee County officials talking more cuts. Following a meeting Tuesday afternoon, County Board Chairman Mike Bossert said he doesn’t know where it’ll end, but discussions will continue to...
Significant rain is expected to soak areas of East Central Illinois and West-Central Indiana over the next three days. The National Weather Service says 2 to 3 inches of rain is likely, which will likely cause some flooding of...
CROWN POINT — A three-car crash on 109th Avenue on Monday morning left one person dead and two others injured.
Jeanelle Fosaugh, 52, of Bourbonnais, Ill., was traveling west on 109th Avenue just before the Interstate 65...
The future is looking even better at Olivet Nazarene University. ONU President John Bowling, this week, announced major construction projects at the Bourbonnais campus. But also revealed during Bowling's address were plans for...
National 4-H Council and Monsanto Collaborate on 4-H Ag Innovators Experience
Illinois 4-H to help prepare future generation of ag leaders with interactive agriscience activity
St. Louis, Mo. (March 25, 2014) – Population...
The State Fire Marshall was in Hoopeston Friday looking for the cause of a fire that left three families homeless. Fortunately, there was no injury.
The Red Cross was helping the victims make other living arrangements. The three...
The 2014 Ford County Fair at Melvin has reeled in yet another high-profile country music act.
The fair recently announced on its Facebook page that it has secured the band Parmalee as a headliner for the concert it will host at...
The latest unemployment numbers are still bothersome. Some counties report an upward swing in February while others dropped somewhat.
Kankakee County's jobless rate climbed to 12.1%. That's the 12th highest among the 102...
