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32-year-old Jeremiah Hill of Hopkns Park faces several years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of up to 10 firearms.  He's facing a five-count indictment in U.S. District Court for possession of a firearm by a...

Sixty-one year-old Travis VanNote Sr. was given a life sentence in prison for molesting two children, one being his step-grandchild.   In Vermilion County Court Thursday, VanNote pleaded guilty to two offenses of...

Bond is set at $500,000 for a Kankakee man arrested for possession of child pornography.  Donald Legler was found in possession (Wednesday) when agents executed a search warrant in the 11-hundred block of South East...

Citizens in Ford County have another option for getting that COVID-19 vaccine. In addition to the availability at Gibson Area Hospital in Gibson City, the County health department in Paxton is making doses available. The health...

The Johnson & Johnson (1 dose) COVID clinics scheduled for next week in Iroquois County are all filled up.  The Iroquois County Public Health Department announced this (Friday) morning the April 7 and April 9 clinics at...

Two COVID vaccination events are planned in Kankakee County with the National Guard assisting local officials. The Illinois Department of Public Health will team with the Guard. Vaccination sites will be staged in Pembroke...

The Iroquois County Public Health Department will host two community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics next week at the County health department in Watseka. The Johnson & Johnson (1 dose) clinics aer set for Wednesday 4/7...

Voters in the Watseka Unit 9 school district are casting ballots for the April 6th Consolidated Election. The Unity for Our Community platform seeks a YES vote that would couple a $17-million tax leverage with a maybe...

– Entering East Kankakee just got a little more attractive. The new gateway sign was installed this morning off Exit 312 at the I-57 interchange. The beautification project is a start to more development taking place on the East...

Felony sex charges have been filed against a Dwight man in Livingston County. 71-year-old Jose Gamboa has been charged with Criminal Sexual Assault/Force and Criminal Sexual Assault/Family The charges allege Gamboa sexually...