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Railroad crossing work on St. George Road is underway in Kankakee County. The crossing improvement will continue for 7-10 days, according to officials. The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that a resurfacing...

Law enforcement agencies now have what they call unlimited funds to step up patrols along the Interstate 65 North detour. Local officials say the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute has given them the green light to use grant...

The University of Illinois has terminated head Football Coach Tim Beckman over how he treated injured student athletes. Athletic Director Mike Thomas made the decision after he reviewed a preliminary report suggesting Beckman...

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is asking the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for disaster assistance for people living in Iroquois and Grundy Counties affected by summer weather activity. If approved the SBA disaster...

East-central Illinois unemployment figures released (Thursday) are showing jobless rates rose last month. The numbers in Iroquois and Vermilion counties were up in July. But the figures are still well below where they were in...

An arrest of two men in Iroquois County for retail theft now finds both suspects connected to a series of burglaries and vehicle thefts dating back to December 2014. Sheriff's police report 18-year-old Juan Perez, of Gilman, and...

Precautions are being taken by the Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district today (Friday). A soft lockdown in effect Thursday will continue today after two elementary students reported hearing threats. Police reported the students...

An Iroquois County jury this (Thursday) evening returned a guilty verdict against Andrew Condon for the 2012 murder of Jonathan Rubin of Danforth. The jury deliberated for just under four-hours, ending a nine-day trial before...

The fate of Andrew Condon is the hands of the Iroquois County jury. The 36-year-old rural Ashkum man is charged with the first-degree murder of gas station attendant Jonathan Rubin. The 27-year-old victim was shot to death...

The seven women – five men jury should have the murder case of Andrew Condon in its hands to decide today (Thursday). Closing arguments in the Iroquois County murder trial will be delivered after a final witness testifies in the...