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Apex Parks Group stunned the Illiana area community Tuesday, announcing that Indiana Beach has been closed permanently. Further details about the amusement and water park's future layout will be announced.  The White County...

Sheriff's Police in Iroquois County investigated a single-vehicle traffic accident Friday that injured a 16-year-old juvenile. The driver lost control while eastbound on 3300 N Road in rural St. Anne.  The snow-covered...

A Rossville man faces charges after leading police on a chase, then crashing the stolen vehicle northeast of Watseka. 39-year-old Jeremiah Smith jumped into the Iroquois River Friday in his attempt to elude deputies after...

A single vehicle rollover accident last Thursday left a nine-year-old boy dead. Nathan Gast was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on Route 17 in Livingston County. Authorities reported other occupants of an SUV that...

Ford-Iroquois Farm Bureau will sponsor two Viewpoint Breakfast Meetings. The first meeting is this Thursday, February 20, at Happy Days Diner in Roberts. A second meeting is March 3 at the Farm Bureau Office in...

26-year-old Hipolito Bello of Kankakee was sentenced to a little lesss than 2.5 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm by a convicted felon. Bello was arrested in Kankakee by the Kankakee ATF Task Force and Kankakee...

There was a school lockdown at St. Anne High School yesterday A “soft” lockdown was in place Wednesday afternoon after a single round of ammunition was found in a conference room, near the main office. The lockdown was lifted...

Snowfall ranged from about 2.5 to six inches throughout east-central Illinois and northwest Indiana.  A Winter Weather Advisory was in place this morning with anotgher couple inches possible in some areas. Snowcovered...

An Iroquois County citizen offers some views on the need for a positive marketing plan. It’s something often-commented about, but seldom pursued, he points out. Gilman resident Bob Kramer told the County Board (Tuesday) it needs...

The financial woes in Kankakee County are a thing of the past. But there’s still much more work ahead to improve the big picture. That word from County Board Chairman Andy Wheeler. And he says the good news is because of all the...