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The Indiana Department of Transportation will start work on the Swisher Road bridge over the northbound lanes of I-65, beginning today (Monday 9/18). The work detail is just north of the State Road 25 exit. INDOT will close one...

A traffic stop for speeding on I-57 (Saturday) resulted in a drunk driving arrest. 47-year-old Shanna McGuire of Champaign showed signs of impairment during the stop in Iroquois County. McGuire was also arrested for Driving Under...

31-year-old Bradley David of Wellington faces felony charges in Vermilion County. He was arrested by Hoopeston Police for several criminal damage to property incidents reported last week. The arrest was made Saturday after David...

A trained-negotiator helped police in Livingston County fuse a hostage situation in Pontiac Friday. A man and woman were holed up in an apartment for several hours before the matter was resolved. Both the man and woman were in...

The former Kankakee resident, arrested in the Monday robbery of the BrickStone Brewery & Restaurant in Bourbonnais, is facing federal charges and could be looking at 25 years in prison. Michael Cobbs Jr. of Champaign is in...

Volunteers are welcome for today's (Sat) Iroquois and Kankakee Rivers cleanup.  The annual event is in its 35th year.  The volunteers will comb the banks of the two waterways to remove debris and other junk.  An...

20-year-old Abigail Greene of Bourbonnais was slightly injured wheh her car collided with a Mack semi Thursday on I-57 at Kankakee.  Greene was mergng on to the interstate when she tried to pass another vehicle. Her car hitz...

Hoopeston Police officers investigated a residential burglary in the 800-block of W. Washington Street. A complaint was filed by a 34-year-old female. Police are also looking into several reports of criminal damage to property...

An interim-police chief is in place at Paxton. And a search for a permanent replacement for fired-Police Chief Bob Bane will begin. Meanwhile---little is being said about reasons for Bane’s termination. Mayor Bill Ingold said in...

An interim-police chief is in place at Paxton. And a search for a permanent replacement for fired-Police Chief Bob Bane will begin. Meanwhile---little is being said about reasons for Bane’s termination. Mayor Bill Ingold said in...