A 20-yr-old murder case in Kankakee is about to take a new turn. Aureliuse “Buddy” Piper was convicted and sentenced to 39-years in prison for the 1997 murders of three people – M.T. Hawkins Sr., Patricia Easter (who was Easter’s...
A State Trooper was conducting foot patrol at the Iroquois County Fair Saturday and was advised of an individual consuming alcohol on the fairgrounds property, which is prohibited. The trooper approached 19-yr-old Charlie...
A Beecher mother, who was pregnant, and her 2-year-old son died in a two-vehicle crash that also critically injured her two older sons Monday morning near Beecher.
29-year-old Lindsey Schmidt was four months pregnant, according...
A 12-yr-old Cissna Park has died of injuries from a traffic c accident over the weekend.
Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup is releasing the name 12 year old Jacob Rose. He was a passenger involved in a single motor vehicle...
FUTURE STARS OF IROQUOIS COUNTY DIVISION (non-state eligible):
1st Place: Let’s Take Two – Tap Duet: Aaron Greene & Vanysah Hickman, both from Watseka
2nd Place: Baby Mine – Vocal Solo: Audrey Neukomm from Cissna...
Manteno officials are asking for the public's help in naming a new plaza. A contest will review suggestions submitted between now and September 1st. The hope is to have the 2nd Street plaza ready for the Oktoberfest...
An Indiana woman was a killed (Saturday) in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash near Lake Village, IN. 54-year-old Tammy Johnson was a passenger on a Harley-Davidson driven by 56-yr-old man Richard Neese of Wilmington (IL)...
Two adults and two children were injured in a one-car crash Saturday in Iroquois County. Sheriff’s Police investigated on County Road 600N near 1300E in Ash Grove Township.
37-yr-old Elisabeth Bretveld of Cissna Park was...
The NWS spent the weekend assessing damage reports in Iroquois, parts of Kankakee and Will County after T-storms, high winds and hail were reported early Saturday. Funnel clouds were reported northwest of Clifton. The front moved...
The K3 County State’s Attorney’s Office filed civil charges against 67 members of the Gangster Disciples and Latin Kings in Kankakee County.
The charges come under the Illinois Street Gang Terrorism Omnibus Protection Act...
