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A crash between a car and a semi Tuesday afternoon left one person dead near Cullom.  The victim hasn't yet been identified.  Livingston County Coroner Mike Burke said an autopsy will be completed. The victim was...

A man is dead following a standoff with police in Rantoul. A man believed to have robbed a local Hardee's restaurant barricaded himself inside a Days Inn Hotel early yesterday morning. Hours later, police say officers shot gas...

Autopsies are to be completed today (Wed) on the bodies of a man and woman found Tuesday morning in the small town of Hillery, west of Danville. Sheriff Pat Hartshorn said a 911 call alerted officials around 8 am. No identities...

Illinois Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti got her own first-hand look at some of Watseka's flood damage Tuesday. She also got a look at a detailed map, presented by Mayor Bob Harwood, showing the areas that sustained flooding the...

The death of two people whose bodies were found near a vacant home east of Hillery, in rural Danville, is under investigation. Sheriff Pat Hartshorn said a 911 call came in around 8 am. A contractor came across two dead bodies...

The Lorenzo R. Smith Elementary School in Pembroke Township has received a $100,000 federal grant enabling the school to become the nation's first 'food hub' selling locally-grown food to distributors. The grant also provides the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is yet to determine which Illinois counties will be eligible for federal assistance when it comes to flood damage. Any statewide disaster declaration still needs to be made and damage...

The Bourbonnais Park District's Perry Farm is the setting today for the "National Night Out."  Activities begin at 4 pm.  Food and entertainment and a fireworks display are part of the program.  Organizers also...

The American Red Cross urges blood donors to give in the final weeks of summer to help prevent a blood shortage. Blood donations often decline in August as final summer vacations are planned and back-to-school activities ramp...

Governor Bruce Rauner has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency for assistance with storm damage in 23 Illinois counties, including Iroquois and Vermilion. The Governor also issued a state disaster proclamation for the...