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Once he recovers from self-inflicted gunshot wounds, a Rankin man is likely facing charges for shooting two other men last week in a domestic dispute. The Vermilion County state's attorney is reviewing the case against...

Iroquois County Judge Gordon Lustfeldt (Monday) sentenced a rural Ashkum man to 50 years in prison for the 2012 shooting death of a Gilman gas station attendant. The judge also said denied a new trial for 36-year-old Andrew...

Illinois State Police are reporting traffic is back to normal on Interstate 74 between Farmer City and LeRoy following a Monday morning accident. Police said a semi-trailer involved in the accident rolled on to its side blocking...

The Cissna Park T-wolves earned a second consecutive state volleyball tournament berth Saturday with a 3-set win over Mount Pulaski. The Timberwolves fought back from a 1-0 deficit (18-25), then stormed to a 26-24, 25-21 win at...

Kankakee County State's Attorney Jamie Boyd will not be a candidate for re-election next year. Instead, the 53-year-old announced Friday he will seek a seat on the bench to replace the retiring Judge Kendall Wenzelman. Boyd said...

Illinois Supreme Court Justice and Kankakee-native Thomas Kilbride was back in Kankakee (Thursday) to administer the attorney's oath to 27 new lawyers representing the 3rd Judicial District. A bar admission ceremony was held in...

She's spent nearly 30 years in prison. And Nancy Rish has again, been denied a new trial for her part in the 1987 kidnapping and murder of Kankakee businessman Stephen Small. Judge Gordon Lustfeldt ruled in the latest appeal...

That volleyball star continues to shine over Iroquois County. Cissna Park and Watseka high schools are advancing to Super-Sectional play this weekend. The two powerhouse volleyball programs won their respective Sectional titles...

(Rankin, IL) -- Three people are in the hospital following a shooting in rural Vermilion County. Authorities say a man last night went to the home where the parents of his estranged wife lived. He reportedly beat and shot the...

Showboat Robinson Fabulous Harlem Clowns perform this weekend in Onarga to benefit the Garage in Gilman Youth Community Center. A 7 pm basketball game Saturday at the Middle School in Onarga features the Iroquois West Teachers...