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  KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) -- A Johnson Controls facility in Kankakee has been cited for five health violations involving workers and asbestos. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fines totaling...

  On Monday, August 13, 2012, at approximately 6:50 p.m., Howard Johnson, Jr., age 19, of 241 S. Evergreen Ave., Kankakee, Illinois delivered 17 bags of crack cocaine during a KAMEG investigation.  Johnson was...

    — Strong storms in Illiana ahead of a cold front and could bring damaging winds and hail this afternoon. A first round of the storm moved across central-Illinois just before 9 a.m., turning the sky black...

 An increase in employees health insurance is adding to budget struggles in Iroquois County.  The County Board’s Finance committee has scheduled yet another special  budget hearing August 30th to wrestle with money issues. ...

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- Lawyers for Drew Peterson have withdrawn a motion for a mistrial, allowing the former Illinois police officer's murder trial to go ahead. The defense attorneys' move (THIS MORNING) follows several...

FAIRBURY – A 25-year-old Fairbury woman has died following a two-vehicle crash in Livingston County.  It occurred in Indian Grove Township Saturday.. The Peoria County Coroner’s Office says Elizabeth Reis was pronounced...

     Piper City’s Chelsea Wycoff’s Rabbits net nearly $10,000   SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The "Sale of Champions" at this year's Illinois State Fair was a record-breaker. Acting Agriculture...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn has signed five new laws dealing with agriculture at the Illinois State Fair. Tuesday was Agriculture Day at the fair in Springfield. Quinn signed the new laws as the state's...

Kankakee Community College will be open for fall registration on Saturday, Aug. 18 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.           Fall classes begin Monday, Aug. 20. Normal registration hours are 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday...

Preparations are continuing at Danville Area Community College for the start of the fall term.  The fall classes begin on Monday, August 20th at Danville Area Community College.  The Registration, Counseling, Financial...