Kankakee Police and the Kankakee County Coroner's office are investigating what appears to be a fatal hit and run accident. It happened Monday night on U.S. Route 45, south of Kankakee.
An unidentified man died at Presence St...
The Watseka Police Department is investigating a downtown altercation that leaves a Chebanse man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The un-identified victim is at Carle Hospital in Urbana having suffered a severe head...
Kankakee County Under-Sheriff Mike Downey has a new title today (Wednesday) He's now Sheriff Mike Downey.
The Kankakee County Board (Tuesday) unanimously endorsed Downey to replace now-retired Sheriff Tim Bukowski.
Downey had...
Bradley Police Lt. Michael Johnston has been appointed the village's new police chief. The veteran member of the force succeeds Don Kufner who resigned.
Johnston is a 19-year veteran of the department. The appointment, made by...
A Paxton man involved in a 14-hour standoff with police last October was sentenced to three-years probation in Ford Circuit Court. Timothy Donley was also ordered to pay $25,885 restitution for a police robot he destroyed after...
Riverside Healthcare donated $3,000 to United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties. This donation came at the conclusion of the 2016 campaign. United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties was proud to announce they had reached...
A veteran member of the Watseka Unit #9 school district is expected to be named the new superintendent. James Bunting will be named to the position at the Board of Education meeting Monday, May 16th.
A press release from...
A weekend crash injured an Alvin woman and a 16-year-old girl. Vermilion County Sheriff's Police investigated Saturday southeast of Rossville.
Eighteen-year-old Rachael Link of Alvin was one of two passengers in a van. She was...
A fatal collision between an Illinois state trooper and a 26-year-old woman has been linked to a police pursuit of a suspect in an officer's shooting earlier that night. Master Sgt. Matthew Boerwinkle of the Illinois State Police...
