After all the dismal talk about a negative bottom line, the Iroquois County budget for FY2018 is now looking more positive. Finance leaders are looking at a surplus of about $8,000 dollars.
A $40,000 deficit that appeared in the...
The Children’s Advocacy Center, a program within Child Network, has opened a satellite Center in Watseka to better serve the residents of Iroquois County.
The Kankakee County Center opened in 1994, providing a child-friendly...
The Burger King facility in Watseka closed its doors last Monday, leaving an empty store-front on Walnut Street. Next door to the restaurant, however, the former Dawgs building is ready for a new tenant. Un-official word is that...
A Kankakee gang member was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. Luis Bello faces at least 31 years in prison for the attempted murder conviction. The 27-year-old is also...
Kankakee police report the weekend shooting death of 25-year-old Luis Martinez is being investigated as a homicide. Autopsy results showed Martinez suffered at least one gunshot wound. He was found dead Sunday at a residence on...
A suburban South Holland resident faces drug charges following a traffic stop by Illinois State Police. 20-year-old Trammel Worley was arrested for Possession of Cannabis and Illegal Possession of Alcohol by a minor. A State...
Two separate weapons convictions has two Kankakee men sentenced to federal prison. 23-year-old Robert Scott III has been ordered to spend to six years for being a convicted felon in possession of firearms. And 25-year-old David...
An unidentified Illinois man died in a car crash this (Friday) morning in Newton County, IN. Sheriff’s Police responded to a report of car in a field at State Road 10 near County Road 1050N at 9:15 am.
The investigation showed...
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he is pro-choice, and he won't apologize for it. The governor yesterday told reporters in Chicago that he supports a woman's right to choose, regardless of her income. That's why he says he...
- Republican Governor Bruce Rauner has signed HB40, the bill that expands Illinois abortion rights to include state employees and those covered by Medicaid. Rauner says that after listening to both sides, he finds that while the...
