Area communities are prepped for July 4th fireworks and other activities. Some communities have an agenda of fun that continues thru the weekend.
A listing of events from organizers that have submitted their schedules can be...
By The Associated Press
KANKAKEE - Former Gov. George Ryan has finished a year of supervision following his release from home confinement last summer after a prison sentence for corruption convictions.
Ryan was released from...
In Will County --- An ambulance taking an 81-year-old woman to a hospital rolled after blowing a tire. The Wilmington fire department ambulance was rushing the woman to the hospital near the Joliet Speedway when the tire blew...
2013 Community Benefit Report Released
KANKAKEE, IL (July 1, 2014) – Riverside Medical Center is committed to bringing health, healing and access to quality care for those living throughout the region. In 2013, this commitment...
A utility company's sub-station was damaged in northwest Indiana overnight. NIPSCO reports one its distribution sites at DeMotte was heavily damaged from the violent weather. Jasper County had 900 people in the dark. Winds were...
Twenty-three year-old Brock Allen Prince of Manteno was pulled from the Iroquois River Sunday after he went missing late Saturday night. There were reports he had attended a party in the village of Iroquois and may have gone...
Freshman legislator withdraws from ballot, will serve out rest of term
Watseka... In the following statement released today State Representative Josh Harms (R, Watseka) intends to file paperwork this week to remove himself from...
