An Iroquois County jury (Tuesday) returned a ‘not guilty’ verdict for attempted murder against Jerry Pintelon. But the jury found the former Watseka resident ‘guilty’ of aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated battery...
A 78-year-old Watseka man was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle head-on colission north of Crescent City. It happened on Route 49 at Iroquois County Road 2300 N.
John Weber turned into the path of an SUV, which...
An early-morning Memorial Day house fire in Buckley took the life of 79-year-old Larry Swindle.
The victim lived in the 2-story house at 209 E. Main Street with his daughter and son-in-law. They escaped along with a grandson...
Kankakee Police investigated a Sunday night shooting. A man was shot and treated for an injury at Presence St. Mary’s Hospital.
Police were called to the 300-block of N. Sixth Avenue about 10 pm. The victim, who was not...
Testimony wrapped up (Friday) in Iroquois County in the attempted murder trial of a former Watseka man...accused of opening gunfire at a residence nest door to where he once lived.
A 23-year-old woman was hit by gunfire three...
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
Services at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery at Elwood will be Monday at the main flagpole. The Joliet American Legion band will begin playing at 11 a.m. The formal program will follow at...
Job gains in manufacturing helped boost employment levels in the Danville and Vermilion County area last month. The Illinois Department of Employment security shows Vermilion County’s unemployment rate dropped by one-percent to...
Volunteer firefighters from four departments responded to a house fire in Melvin (Wednesday night). No one was injured. The vacant home on S. Green Street was destroyed.
The State Fire Marshall is investigating.
Some two-dozen...
Two Watseka Police officers were among the state’s witnesses to testify (Wednesday) in the attempted murder trial of former Watseka resident Jerry Pintelon.
The 28-year-old Pintelon faces attempted murder and weapons offenses...
