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The option of using newer-technology 3D mammography to screen for breast cancer is being expanded as part of a study in Vermilion County. Researchers are hoping to learn more in a National Cancer Institute study that's underway...

                  Suspects are still at-large Three people have been charged with animal cruelty after the release of video showing workers...

               Iroquois Public Health distributes food safety suggestions > Food is an important part of many summer backyard activities. Don’t let...

The Kankakee County Board (Tuesday) approved expansion of one of its enterprise zones – designed to encourage investment in the economy. This is in the eastern section of the county. Van Drunen Farms is located in an enterprise...

Registered voters are receiving new voter registration cards in the mail.  The new cards should be checked for accuracy.  Questions can be directed to yoru County Clerk's Office. Iroquois County Clerk Lisa Fancher...

Cancer survivors and caregivers helped ignite the crowd in Iroquois County Friday for the annual Relay for Life.  The event, at Blake Field at WCHS, ran from 6 pm 'til 11 pm.  Co-Chair Linda Guinnee reports money is...

The search for a man and a dog presumed drowned in the Kankakee River is continuing. Conservation Police reported two men and the dog were fishing Saturday when the boat they were all in capsized after hitting a logjam. One of...

It could be a precedent-setting thing for Illinois. Kankakee County’s Ag Disaster Declaration is getting the attention of state officials. Illinois Ag Director John Sullivan contacted Kankakee County Emergency Management Agency...

There was no injury and the cause of a morning fire in Kankakee is under investigation. Firemen were called to the 200-block of N. 6th Avenue. Minor to moderate damage reported, according to Fire Chief Damon Schuldt. 94.1...

            Rep Bennett: changing the political climate is key moving forward There was a whirlwind of last-minute activity in Springfield this past weekend that resulted in...