Attorneys representing Terrence Haynes of Kankakee are seeking relief for a man wrongfully-convicted in a 1999 murder case. Haynes served 20 years in prison for the 1999 shooting of Cezaire Murrell. Haynes had been sentenced to...
The death of an Indiana woman found in a Benton County home was the result of strangulation by a snake. 36-year-old Laura Hurst of Battle Ground (IN) was found dead in a house in Oxford, south of Fowler. Her body was found with...
This Sunday it’s time to fall back. At 2 a.m. Sunday you gain an hour, we fall back by changing the time to 1 a.m. The Illinois Fire Marshal says while you’re changing the clocks around the house this weekend, you should...
State Representative Lindsay Parkhurst (R – Kankakee) sponsored several pieces of legislation this week during the Veto Session to push for ethics reform in Springfield. The legislation includes HB 361, HB 3947, and HJR 87.
“It...
Weather postponed some area trick-or-treat plans Thursday. The communities cancelling have rescheduled their events today and some Saturday. Watseka youngsters will go door-to-door from 4-7 pm, Hoopeston has set its hours...
The Diocese of Joliet is being sued over allegations that a priest sexually assaulted a man who has a disability while visiting a Kankakee development center. Reverend Richard Jacklin was charged in 2017 after a nurse reported...
Indiana State Police report a woman was found dead with a snake wrapped around her neck. Police said the woman was in a building described as a “reptile home.”
This story comes from Benton County. Sheriff Don Munson found...
An Iroquois County associate judge has announced he is going to be running to fill a vacancy that will come up next year for Iroquois County resident circuit judge.
“I want to take this opportunity to formally announce my...
