Video of the fatal encounter Champaign police had with a suspect has been released. Officer Christopher Oberheim died when suspect Darion Lafayette opened fire on Oberheim and his partner May 19. Oberheim’s partner Jeffrey...
A major drug dealer was recently sentenced to 15-years in prison out of Livingston County. 47-year-old Demond Oliver of Peoria pled guilty to manufacturing and delivering more than 900 grams of...
Tax statements should be in the hands of citizens in Kankakee County. County Teasurer Nick Africana announced the tax bills were in the mail as of last Friday. The first installment comes due June 30. Payments...
Bond was set at $100,000 in Champaign County for a Loda man charged with Possession of Meth and for Stealing a woman’s purse. 26-yr-old Andrew Stover allegedly had methamphetamine in his vehicle Wednesday after being detained in...
Latest numbers from the Illinois Department of Employment Security show unemployment rates down and jobs up for all metro areas of the state. Kankakee County figures are showing 6.9% in April, down from 16.2 percent in...
At the Kankakee County Board Finance meeting (Wed), Sheriff Mike Downey shared some positive news concerning operations at the Jerome Combs Detention Center. A recent week-long inspection by ICE – the immigration detention...
The Ford County Jail is named in a lawsuit. David Horn’s suit alleges he was denied medication for his diabetic condition while he served time in the Paxton Jail. A lawsuit filed May 21is seeking $50,000 for a violation of...
The Bradley Police Department Investigative Unit arrested a 21-year-old man after investigating a recent sex abuse case. Louis J. Thurman of Bourbonnais is charged with Criminal Sexual Abuse and Attempted Criminal Sexual...
Watseka Mayor John Allhands and four aldermen/women took their oaths of office Tuesday night. Following up on the April 6 election, the swearing-in event put the new fiscal year in full motion. Road improvements were...
Kankakee City Police are looking for leads as the investigation continues into a fatal shooting Monday night. 25-year-old Juwan Hampton of Park Forest suffered fatal wounds in the shooting on North Park Avenue around 11...
