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Condolences are pouring in from area school districts and coaches in support for the Prairie Central School District at Fairbury. Two Prairie Central High School students died Sunday in "a ski-related accident," according to...

A structure fire at a vacant residential unit alerted Kankakee Fire Sunday morning. Chief Bryan LaRoche reported fire crews responded to the 500-block of S. Gordon Avenue at 3 am. No injury was reported. The investigation was...

Illinois State Police said two people were killed in a three-vehicle crash on Wilmington Road at U.S. Route 45/52 in Will County Sunday. The crash occurred just before 8:30 a.m. in the westbound lanes of Wilmington Road...

37-year-old Earl Burnett of Fairbury was sentenced to five years in prison for Possession of Child Porn. Burnett pleaded guilty to Child Porn and Aggravated Battery in Livingston County Court. He was arrested in the Spring of...

An attack on a woman in Paxton last year now finds a man headed to prison for 15 years. 52-year-old Arturo Crawford was sentenced in Ford County Court. He was convicted in January of Aggravated Domestic Battery, Unlawful...

A Livingston County school district’s in mourning today (Monday) after a weekend accident at a Colorado ski resort claimed the lives of two students. Counselors are available in Fairbury. The Prairie Central Community School...

The Borgers family in Milford knows all too well how important first responders are in a given emergency situation. 17-year-old Carter Borgers was most likely saved following a two-car collision last month in rural Milford.&nbsp...

A welfare check at a Watseka residence led to the arrest of 28-year-old Paris Johnson early Sunday.  Policeofficers report they were threatened when responding to a report of a woman having been battered by Johnson.&nbsp...

                                          Frequently asked questions about the Mental Health Tax Referendum  Kankakee...

The Spring season arrives at 4:24 pm this afternoon. Today (Monday) is the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.  In the U.S., we can officially say goodbye to winter at 5:24 p.m. Eastern time. South of the...