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There's road work in Watseka.  The intersection of 3rd Street and North Street is closed and will remain closed until about 5 pm Wednesday, May 10th. In Indiana...motorists using I-65 in the Jasper-White County areas should...

A nursing student from Olivet Nazarene University is reported missing. 27-year-old Sheila Khalili was last seen in Bourbonnais around 2 am Friday. She was reported missing by her family on Friday. Khalili is 5-foot-2, 170 pounds...

Pat Gorecki, who was once accused of running a puppy mill in St. Anne, is being accused of running a similar operation in Newton County, Indiana. It’s the second time in two years such charges have been filed. Sheriff's...

A Savoy man who admitted his role in the holdup of a fast-food restaurant in Gilman has been sentenced to six years in prison. 21-year-old Tevaughn Brownlee was sentenced to the state’s boot camp program. Iroquois County Judge...

Six suspected heroin overdoses are a real concern to Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner. Question is: could it be a bad batch of heroin ? Gessner and others in neighboring counties are expressing thoughts on a growing...

Three farm tractors were among the items lost in a tool shed fire Thursday at a property site in rural Crescent City. An 80 by 20 foot structure at 1568E and 2250N was gutted. Corn and soybean seed was also lost. No injury to...

Flood warnings will remain in place after the slow-moving weather system brought so much rain this past week. But a dry-up and warmer weekend is expected, according to the National Weather Service. Flood Watches/Warnings remain...

Will County Sheriff’s Office records reveal officers had visited the home where toddler Semaj Crosby was found dead about 60 times over the past year. The Chicago “Sun-Times” reports that the sheriff’s office limited their...

A four vehicle crash(Thursday) killed two people in Will County. The crash occurred on Route 1 between Crete and Beecher. It happened south of Goodneow Road. Illinois State Police reported the crash involved a semitrailer, two...

The Kankakee Fire Department has a new interim-Chief. A veteran member of the department, Damon Schuldt of Martinton, was named to post by Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong. Captain Schuldt has served the department is several...