Republican Kankakee County State's Attorney candidate Ed Glazar responded *decisively to attacks from Democratic oppoenent Jim Rowe about his budget record as Chief Public Defender.
Glazar said "despite my opponent's claims, the...
Democrat Jim Rowe has gained the endorsement of Kankakee County sheriff deputies in the race for States’ Attorney.
It’s a first for the sheriff deputies to endorse a candidate for state’s attorney. The local chapter of the...
Iroquois County residents buying items in neighboring counties are helping to pay for public safety in those counties. So, why shouldn’t people visiting and buying goods in Iroquois County return the favor ?
That’s a...
City/village/township/county governmental leaders are pencil-pushing and head-scratching in trying to find direction for FY 17 budgets.
Finance planners are always in search of a better bottom-line, but the state’s battle...
A Wednesday afternoon fire destroyed a home in Newton County. Brook Fire chief Kyle Conrad said it appeared to electrical in nature. The homeowner had left for short time and returned home to find the room where her...
The victim in a fatal crash south of Fowler, Indiana last week has been identified as 19-year-old Ali Abdullah Aljarodi
He was originally from Saudi Arabia but moved to Arizona to attend school, according to the Coroner’s...
Kankakee Police detectives are investigating a shooting incident on W. Station Street Wednesday afternoon. Reports of up to a dozen shots rang out in the 300-block. No one was hit by the gunfire, but one person was hit by a car...
Community leaders are urged to open cooling centers today (Thursday) and Friday as temperatures are expected to reach the low to md 90s. And the heat index could climb to 103.
Government buildings, churches, American Legion...
It’s a nationwide effort – to bring police closer to the community. And police in departments in Kankakee, Bradley, Bourbonnais, Danville and Champaign will be involved.
National ‘Night Out’ finds several police agencies staging...
A 19-year-old Paxton woman was killed in head-on collision early Monday. And a 25-year-old Paxton man is facing charges, which are likely to include drunken driving as a result of the crash in Ford County.
District 21 Illinois...
