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A 26-year-old Kankakee man is under arrest for the December 2016 armed robbery of Federated Bank in Bradley. Joe Johnson Jr. was served with an arrest warrant (Monday) after he was located by Kankakee Police. The Bradley Police...

Recognition honors those who operate with purpose and incorporate integrity into their ecosystems MINNEAPOLIS – Feb. 16, 2018 – Thrivent, a not-for-profit membership organization that helps Christians be wise with money and live...

Following three years of consecutive declines, farmland values increased 1 percent through most of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa in 2017, but credit conditions deteriorated for the fourth quarter of last year. That’s...

Sherriff’s Police in Kankakee County are investigating a break-in at the Pembroke Township Post Office. It appeared entry was made thru a back door. The offices were ransacked; desks and file cabinets were thrown about. No word...

In Newton Superior Court (Thursday).... 25-year-old Derek Cardosi was given a life term with no parole. Cardosi was sentenced for the August 2016 stabbing deaths of three people he lived with in Sumava Resort. Cardosi was...

Local election offices across Illinois will be busy next week as the push toward the March primary accelerates. Some counties are already open for early voting. Others will open next week. But all local election offices in the...

A traffic stop in Watseka led to a chase and a manhunt. Now, a man is in custody facing federal weapons charges. Watseka Police made a stop Wednesday night. But the driver fled armed with an A-R 15 rifle. Christopher Hamlin of...

Following Governor Bruce Rauner’s budget address (Wed), reaction was spit along party lines. However, some Republicans also pointed to problems with the Governor’s proposal and how property taxes will be affected. Democratic...

Dense Fog Advisory issued for this Valentine's Day evening, February 14. The advisoty is in place until 9 am Thursday. ...Dense Fog increasing in coverage this evening... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST...

Watseka aldermen Dennis Cahoe and Mark Garfield have an assignment to investigate options for the city to consider for operating the city's water and sewer systems. Mayor John Allhands wants numbers to review by the end of...