Iroquois County law enforcement authorities are looking for the driver of a stolen ATV. The suspect-driver led police on a chase across Route 24 before the vehicle ran into a field and fled on foot. Officers were unable to locate...
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Kankakee County emergency responders report the body of a Chicago man was found (Thursday). 67-year-old Michael Stefano and his dog (Buster) went missing after the boat they were...
A young Westville woman is the new queen at the Vermilion County Fair. Cassidy Parker was crowned last (Wed) evening. She was chosen among nine candidates who were vying for the title. Cassidy is the daughter of Dave and Lori...
Indiana is seeing some positive change in its fight against opioids. New numbers from the American Medical Association show Indiana's opioid prescription drug rates are going down faster than the national average. The...
Two women from Livingston County were arrested on drug related charges after authorities executed a warrant at a residence in Odell.
29-year-old Amber Watters of Odell and 32-year-old Tara Swartz of Dwight are charged with...
A Watseka man is jailed in Champaign County facing felony charges. 26-yr-old Collin Brais was found in an Urbana apartment, apparently a squatter there for the last week. Urbana Police report a cleaning woman entered an apartment...
The Illinois Department of Agriculture is offering a $400,000 cover crop incentive program for farmers who have filed Prevented Planting claims in an ongoing effort to assist farmers hit with record flooding. The state is also...
A two-vehicle, head-on crash on U.S. Route 45/52 (Tuesday) morning killed a Bourbonnais man. 59-year-old Lawrence Henitz was pronounced dead at the scene. The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office investigated along with Illinois...
A house fire in Kankakee Saturday chased a family from its home on Chicago Avenue. The American Red Cross is assisting the family. No injury was reported, according to Fire Chief Damon Schuldt.
Schuldt reported a man and two...
The Vermilion County Fair opens this week. Queen pageants will be popular Wednesday evening. Festivities begin at 6 pm in the grandstand. Nine candidates are vying for the Fair Queen crown. Reigning queen Meghan Brown will crown...
