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KC-CASA and ISAS will now be known as Clove Alliance. The new branding is about HOPE and HEALING. to better reflect the sense of safety, clarity and commitment offered to survivors of sexual violence every day. The organization...

Wednesday's Coronavirus positivity rates showed little improvement.  Region 6 numbers showed an overall reading at 8.9%.  This figure includes Iroquois, Ford, Champaign and Vermilion counties, along with several others...

. These are bills that fundamentally change policing and how public safety may intervene with those who break the law and cause harm to you and your families. The original 611-page document was presented just days ago. Now, over...

Danville Area Community College’s (DACC) Corporate Education department is offering a class on EMT Basic. The Spring 2021 course beings Next Thursday, January 21 and ends May 27. A hybrid class will meet from 6-10 p.m. on...

In Newton Superior Court --- Garrett Kirts was sentenced to 55 years in prison for the strangulation death of a woman. Nicole Bowen’s body was found wrapped in a blanket, tied with cords and tape, in a storage shed in Kentland...

State’s Attorney Jim Devine will be reviewing the Iroquois County Ordinance concerning residency requirements for employees. The residency of 911 Director Eric Raymond came into question at the Board’s Judicial & Public...

An emergency rule requiring Illinois businesses to mandate masks and social distancing or face fines remains in place until June. Democrats voted against a motion to suspend the rule Tuesday in the Joint Committee on...

There may or may not be a new speaker of the Illinois House this afternoon when the new Legislature is seated. The first action expected in the House is who should be Speaker. House Speaker Michael Madigan, who’s been in the role...

Last summer’s deaths of two inmates inside the Iroquois County Jail is the subject of an ongoing investigation --- but the probe is in the hands of the Illinois State Police. The frustrating lack of information is still raising...

Despite negative talk about what the pandemic has done to the economy, Kankakee County has done well, despite. Tuesday, the Kankakee County Board listened to a status report from the Kankakee County Alliance. The Alliance’s CEO...