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Livingston County Sheriff's Police arrested a Dwight Township high school teacher who's charged with the sexual assault of an underage male student. 34-year-old Kathryn Patten was arrested Friday for the alleged criminal sexual...

It's that time of year again. West Nile season in Illinois has begun. The Illinois Department of Public Health says health managers in DuPage County found the first batch of West Nile positive mosquitoes last week. Acting IDPH...

It's been a long wait.  McDonald's makes its return to the city of Watseka tomorrow (Tuesday).   A brand new McDonald's restaurant open to tzhe public at 10:30 in the morning, ready to greet customers for the...

Corn farmers in Illinois have a decision to make: Do they plant or do they punt? Federal crop insurance programs start paying less and less soon. Farmers in Illinois, and the rest of the country, need to decide if they will try...

Flood Advisory issued May 31 at 10:​38​AM until June 03 at 4:​00​PM by NWS Chicago ...The Flood Advisory continues for rivers in Illinois...Indiana... Kankakee River at Momence affecting Kankakee County Kankakee River near...

Kankakee County Board Chairman Andy Wheeler signed an emergency disaster declaration this (Friday) morning. The disaster call is response to the over-abundant rainfall that’s affected the farming community and the overall...

Ford County Circuit Judge Matt Fitton sentenced a Paxton man to 3-years in prison (Friday) for a 2016 crash that killed a 19-year-old Paxton woman. Thomas Hoekstra offered his apologies to the court before he was sentenced for...

Manteno police have identified an 83-year-old man hit by an Amtrak train (Thursday) afternoon. Howard Blogg of Manteno was killed when hit by the northbound train. Police reported he was on the Canadian National Railway line when...

Illinois lawmakers are very close to another new law that would ban local police departments and sheriff's offices across the state from working with federal immigration officials. The Illinois Trust Act already bans local cops...

Five aldermen were seated Tuesday night on the Watseka City Council.  Included were two newcomers elected April 2nd. Don Miller and Benny Marcier were seated in Wards 2 and 3 respectively. Also taking theo oath of office...