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Kankakee County summer fun looks promising! Organizers of the BBQ Fest and Merchant Street MusicFest have released their musical talent lineups. And again, there's something for everyone, popular bands from the 1990s all the way...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Pontiac, IL (05-21-15) On 05/21/2015 at 11:20 A.M., Illinois State Police District 6 Troopers were dispatched to a motorist assist on Interstate 55 southbound near milepost 177. Troopers learned the...

The Newton County Sheriff's Office in Indiana acted on a citizens' tip Sunday and nabbed two suspects with nearly $10,000 worth of stolen electronic items. Police received a tip of a possible intoxicated driver traveling...

The State Fire Marshall is investigating an Iroquois County house fire that destroyed a 2-story structure this (Tues) morning, east of Route 1 at Pittwood. The fire's cause is believed to have been electrical, according to Jed...

Traffic signals are in place for as major road construction project in Watseka. Motorists traveling Illinois Route 1 – north and south thru Watseka – should be well aware that the bridge over the Iroquois River is being replaced...

An 18-minute procession led a Kankakee County sheriff deputy to his final resting place Monday. 35-year-old Zebulun "Zeb" Pfeiffer died last Wednesday when he suffered a heart attack. He was a 17-year veteran of the...

On a cloudy Saturday afternoon, with a sprinkle of rain and before a crowd of solemn, but proud American citizens looking on...Marine Pvt. Jack Redman was laid to rest. The WWII Marine veteran gained his final resting place back...

KANKAKEE, IL -- Riverside Healthcare has named Matthew McBurnie, vice president of institutional advancement. In this role, McBurnie will continue to guide the Riverside foundation as well as oversee marketing and public...

An Illinois man is in custody after an abduction in Cape Girardeau last week that got several Illinois police departments involved. Forty-three-year-old Jeffery Lazier of Coal City was arrested in Yorkville, near Chicago, Friday...

In Iroquois Circuit Court, 52-year-old Danny Murphy pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges in connection with the beating death of another Milford man. Murphy remains jailed on a $1 million bond. He's charged with two...