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The Dwight Fire Department reports one person was injured and six others displaced after an apartment complex fire Wednesday evening. The fire was contained to the one unit where it originated. Fire and smoke was seen coming from...

A family escaped injury when shots were fired near a business in Pembroke Township. Kankakee County Sheriff’s Police are investigating the Wednesday night incident. Police reports showed a man took his kids out for a treat at a...

Kankakee City Police investigated a report of an armed robbery Thursday morning on W. Court Street. It happened at a gas station where police observed a vehicle leaving the lot. That car was stopped in the 800-block of 4th...

Federal grant money may be available to the Iroquois County Juvenile Justice Council. The Drug-Free Communities Grant – which comes from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy -- has an allotment of $25-million to...

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute (IBJI), one of the largest independent, physician-owned orthopedic practices in Illinois, is partnering with with OAK Orthopedics to offer expanded services. As a result, OAK Orthopedics...

Early voting is underway for the March 17 Illinois Primary Election. And the Iroquois County Clerk’s Office has special Saturday hours on March 14. The election department will be open from 8:30 am until 12 Noon on Saturday...

Iroquois County's proposed River Conservancy District is the focus of a Town Hall Meeting next week.  It's the second such Town Hall meeting to explain what the district is all about and how it will lead to better flood...

Joshua Wichtner and Daniel Francis were sworn in as new Kankakee firefighters effective March 1, 2020. “These two firefighters come highly recommended and we are pleased to have them with our department,” said Fire Chief, Damon...

Illinois State Police plan to release more info today about Tuesday's plane crash on I-55 at Lincoln.  A small plane crashed and burst into flames along the interstate.  Three persons onboard were killed.  No...

Three semi drivers escaped serious injury (Tuesday) when a chain-reaction crash messed up traffic on I-65 near Remington, IN.  The drivers were treated for non life-threatening injuries. Indiana State Police reported a gust...