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Two trustee seats remain vacant on the Loda Village Board. And – it appears they'll remain that way until Board President Carol Arseneau finds the right people. The Illinois Municipal League is OK with the vacancies, so long as...

The City of Watseka's flood debris pickup ended yesterday (Friday). But those who still have items to be picked up can contact City Hall this next week – if there's still debris to be thrown away. The snowfall this week may have...

State Police in Indiana say a Missouri man was killed in a hit & run crash this (Friday) morning on I-65 in Jasper County. 58-year-old Mark Tobiasz of St. Charles, MO was identified as the victim. He was found along the...

An autopsy is planned today (Friday) to continue the investigation of a Thursday afternoon crash on Route 115 at Kankakee County Road 3000W that left a woman dead, and two others injured. 30-year-old Kimberly Shelton died at the...

A Thursday afternoon crash on Route 115 at Kankakee County Road 3000W left one person dead and two others injured. An infant was among the injured. Illinois State Police report an SUV carrying two adults and a 9-month-old infant...

An early-morning house fire in Homer (IL) Thursday killed two men and seriously injured a husband and wife. The victims are identified as 25-year-old Ricky Tester and 41-year-old Zach Highfill. Champaign County Coroner Duane...

Police in Jasper County, Indiana say a southern Indiana man is jailed in Rensselaer. 41-year-old Russell Maddex was arrested trying to get to Wyoming to see his girlfriend in a series of stolen vehicles. Maddex told...

Momence police arrested a man after he attempted to steal a woman's purse and her car Monday. 32-year-old John Guthrie of Bourbonnais was charged with robbery and possession of a controlled substance. In Kankakee County Court...

The possibility of not using the Woodland Elementary School building next year has stirred comment and discussion. Now – the Unit Nine school board is making it known that a special committee is leaning toward having 4th grade...

Cornerstone Services Inc., a nonprofit organization, was denied a conditional use permit by the Kankakee City Council Tuesday. The Council voted 13-0 against Cornerstone, the No vote focusing on the fact the organization –...