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Illinois’ firearm deer season started off with a bang. Just how much of a bang isn’t yet known. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said they’ll soon have official tallies of how many deer were harvested during the first...

A 29-year-old Kankakee man was arrested by KAMEG agents Friday when a warrant was issued at a Kankakee apartment.  Nickolas Skaggs was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and unlawful possession of...

A Watseka man has died of injuries he sustained in a head-on collision last month, east of Sheldon on Route 24. The weekend death of Michael Strong marks the third victim of the October 17 crash. Strong died Saturday of...

Today’s (Friday 11/16) the deadline to register for the Milford Police Department’s Cops for Kids Christmas Give-away. Parents/guardians can register at Milford Village Hall. The give-away is at 7 pm Sunday, November 25 at the...

The first weekend of shotgun deer season will bring thousands and thousands of hunters out across the state of Illinois. Ed Cross with the Department of Natural Resources says archery season began in October, but shotgun season...

Kankakee Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong will serve a two-year term on the Board of Directors for the National League of Cities (NLC). The NLC’s membership elected Wells-Armstrong at the 2018 City Summit held last week in Los...

New fiscal years begin December 1 for county business. County leaders (Tuesday) voted to approve their respective spending plans while also approving levies to operate. Iroquois County Board Chairman John Shure calls the FY19...

Republican Kurt Albers grabbed 79% of the vote (Tuesday) to easily win the race for Treasurer in Iroquois County. Albers had 8040 votes to Democrat Bill Nutter with 2122. Albers succeeds Mindy Kuntz-Hagan, who did not seek...

Today (Thursday) is National Rural Health Day.  And Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services is again applauded as one of the nation's best rural hospitals.  The Chartis Center of Rural Health and the National...

The American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout takes place today.  The event has a goal to get people to set aside a day to help smokers quit smoking or using tobacco products for at least one day. The hope is that...