Investigators with the Illinois EPA and Department of Natural Resources are reporting a mid-May chemical discharge in Iroquois County that led to a fish kill has been identified.
Liquid nitrogen was discharged into Coon Creek...
Some residents in Champaign County are cleaning up debris following strong thunderstorms which rolled through the St. Joseph community last (Thursday) evening. Some power poles and trees were down along with some minor structure...
Illinois state Senators have approved a budget with one day to spare. The 1,245-page bill was voted on just hours after it was revealed. Critics say the $38.5 billion budget overspends and doesn't address any reform needs. They...
32-year-old Sarah Knade of Chatsworth was sentenced to six years in prison for bringing contraband into a penal institution. She also received 10 years for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. Both terms will run...
Kankakee, IL: The Leadership Committee of the Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Bourbonnais Township Park District and support from the Manteno Chamber of Commerce are encouraging area youth ages 14 to...
An Iroquois County jury (Tuesday) returned a ‘not guilty’ verdict for attempted murder against Jerry Pintelon. But the jury found the former Watseka resident ‘guilty’ of aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated battery...
A 78-year-old Watseka man was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle head-on colission north of Crescent City. It happened on Route 49 at Iroquois County Road 2300 N.
John Weber turned into the path of an SUV, which...
An early-morning Memorial Day house fire in Buckley took the life of 79-year-old Larry Swindle.
The victim lived in the 2-story house at 209 E. Main Street with his daughter and son-in-law. They escaped along with a grandson...
Kankakee Police investigated a Sunday night shooting. A man was shot and treated for an injury at Presence St. Mary’s Hospital.
Police were called to the 300-block of N. Sixth Avenue about 10 pm. The victim, who was not...
Testimony wrapped up (Friday) in Iroquois County in the attempted murder trial of a former Watseka man...accused of opening gunfire at a residence nest door to where he once lived.
A 23-year-old woman was hit by gunfire three...
