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KEMPTON — Authorities continue to investigate the cause of a fire last Saturday that claimed the life of a 50-year-old Kempton man. The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office, the Ford County Sheriff’s Office and the State Fire...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Senate President John Cullerton agreed Wednesday to end a century-old policy of letting Illinois legislators hand out college tuition waivers to their constituents, and a Senate panel quickly approved...

Springfield, IL…On Tuesday, members of the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) voting in support of keeping Dwight Correctional Center open.  State Representative Jason Barickman (R-Champaign)...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- An Illinois legislative commission opposes Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to close two prisons and a center for people with developmental disabilities. The Commission on Government Forecasting and...

The Vermilion County State’s Attorney’s Office is reviewing charges brought against a Hoopeston man for an alleged sword attack. Police in Hoopeston arrested a man who authorities say attacked some citizens with a samurai...

A1-year-old Kankakee man was killed in  a weekend accident on Illinois Route 17 near Reddick. Michael Blakeney was identified as the victim.  Livingston County Coroner Michael Burke said the accident occurred around 7:10 pm...

PASSENGER KILLED AFTER VEHICLE STRIKES TREE   Ashkum, IL- Illinois State Police District 21 reported a one vehicle fatal crash that occurred on Saturday evening at approximately 7:22 p.m. on U.S. Route 45 at 100 north...

  The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court wants a lower court to look again at the latest attempt by former Ill. Gov. George Ryan to overturn his corruption...

URBANA --  A federal jury has found Jimmy LaCost guilty of 54 counts of illegally structuring financial transactions. LaCost owned and operated LaCost Amusements in the Kankakee area.  The...

Iroquois and Ford County’s jobless rates fell in March; the last report showing all of Illinois’ metro areas falling.  It’s the first time all of the state’s metro areas showed a marked-decline since 2011. McLean County...