A Kankakee man who robbed the Brickstone Brewery and restaurant in Bourbonnais last September was handed a 25 year prison term. 33=year-old Michael Cobbs was sentenced in federal court in Springfield Friday.
He...
Weekend arrests by police agencies in Iroquois County included a Chicago man, 60-year-old Marris Waren, He weas arrested by Watseka Police Sunday for DIUI, illegal transportation of alcohol and driving an uninsured car...
Iroquois County cancer relayers are on their way to reaching toward a $95,000 goal. Following Friday's 2018 Relay for Life event at Watseka High School, officials reportged $86, 700 had been raised so far. Donations...
Rainfall totals over the weekend varied in several area communities, but the Champaign and Vermilion County towns were hardest hit. The NWS will determine if tornados or straight-line winds did the damage Sunday. ...
Deputies in Woodford County are looking for a missing 16-year-old girl. The Woodford County Sheriff's Department posted on Facebook yesterday that 16-year-old Nicole Keller hasn't been seen since Friday. Investigators say Keller...
Investigators in Bloomington are tight-lipped about a shooting on the city's east side that killed two people and injured two more. The shooting happened just after 1 a.m. yesterday. Bloomington Police say the victims are two...
The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds businesses, homeowners, renters and private nonprofit organizations, in East Central Illinois of the deadline to submit disaster loan applications. This applies to the severe storms...
Twenty-two teams are registered for the 2018 Relay for Life. The activity begins at 5 pm with a survivors dinner at 5 pm. Opening ceremonies are at 6:30 with the popular survivors lap and introduction of teams. ...
Watseka-native Nick Lynch is among the favorites back for the Watseka FireFest celebration this weekend.
The two-day event at Riverside parking lot along Route 24 E is Friday and Saturday. It’s become an annual homecoming, of...
An autopsy completed Wednesday shows 58-year-old Barbara Roth died of blunt force trauma in a Tuesday accident in Champaign County. The Gibson City woman was involved in a two-car crash at the intersection of 3200 and 1100...
