A Pontiac Correctional Center inmate has received a 60-year sentence for murdering another inmate.
Michael Bragg pleaded guilty to binding Fabian Carrillo's hands behind his back, placing a plastic bag over his head and...
The public is welcome today (Thursday) at a job fair hosted by Kankakee Community College. The event runs from 9 am 'til Noon.
KCC's Director of Marketing Carrie Nugent says more than 50 business reps and industrial leaders will...
A Purdue University program that introduces people to agriculture is hosting a workshop just for veterans and active service members who are considering a life in farming.
The May 1 workshop sponsored by Purdue's Beginning...
Indiana's primary election is just a few weeks away, but voters can start casting their ballots Tuesday.
If voting in person at a polling location, voters must present a government issued ID. If mailing in an absentee ballot...
A high speed chase on Illinois Route 1 in Vermilion County Tuesday ended in a crash. Two police squad cars were wrecked.
Westville police responded to reports of a reckless driver southbound near Westville. That was at about...
A property tax increase, approved in committee (Tuesday) is expected to generate up to $800,000 to help the bottom line in Kankakee County government.
Finance committee Chairman Mike LeGesse tells WGFA's Rob West it's slow...
Forecasters at the National Weather Service say strong winds ahead of a cold front will help bring some warmer air into the area Wednesday.
High temperatures will near 60 degrees. That's about ten degrees warmer than the last...
Sheriff's Police in Jasper County, Indiana believe an accidental fire in a camper killed a man Monday night.
Emergency crews responded to a camping trailer engulfed in flames about 11:30 pm just south of Parr, Indiana.
The...
51-year-old Kelly Burrows of Gibson City is jailed in Ford County and facing up to 40 years in prison. He was in Circuit Court (Monday), now charged with eight felonies for his alleged involvement in making methamphetamine in his...
A 51-year-old woman riding as a passenger on a motorcycle died Friday evening after two motorcycles collided while entering a rest area along Interstate 57, at Buckley.
Illinois State Police reported the accident occurred just...
