The Dwight Fire Protection District reports investigators were trying today (Tuesday) to determine the cause of a rural house fire at Dwight.
The Monday night blaze alerted several departments. Agencies from Livingston County...
18-year-old Audrey Bloomquist of Paxton was crowned the new Ford County Fair Queen last evening. The 2016 graduate of PBL High School has plans to attend the University of Wisconsin at Madison this fall. Political Science is her...
Stormy weather activity passed through East Central Illinois and moved into Western Indiana Monday night. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued 'Watches' and then 'Warnings' but no severe damage resulted.
The NWS says more...
Iroquois, Ford, Kankakee, Livingston and Vermilion counties are included in a Severe Thunderstorm Watch .... Until 10 pm.
Newton, Jasper, Benton and White counties in Indiana are also included.
The Watch area includes CHAMPAIGN...
Five Kankakee area men identified as local leaders and members of the Latin Kings and a girlfriend of one of the men are scheduled for trial in August (2016). They face federal charges after making their respective initial...
A 22-year-old Kankakee man was killed Sunday night in yet another traffic crash on Illinois Route 113. Two other people also died in separate accidents last month on 113.
Sam Provost was identified as Sunday night's...
Five teenagers are under arrest after a 16-year-old died in a shooting in Danville last week. Seventeen-year-old Dallaz Camareno was arrested for murder and mob action on Thursday in connection to the death of 16-year-old Devon...
Classic car enthusiasts traveled the Dixie Highway Saturday. The annual event featured cars and trucks driving along Route 1 from Danville to Milford. Another trek featured vehicles from Blue Island to Momence.
The Vermilion...
A one-vehicle crash south of Paxton (Friday) claimed the life of a 17-year-old girl from Rantoul. The accident is under investigation by the Ford County Sheriff's Department and the Champaign County Coroner.
Dakota Odom was...
A Chatsworth woman was injured in a collision Friday in Champaign. 27-year-old Sahira Fnu of Chatsworth was injured (Friday) when her westbound car rear-ended a trailer on Interstate 74 in Champaign.
Fnu was taken to a...
