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Two Danville men remain jailed...with another man still on the run ... after police in Iroquois County found 4 pounds of suspected marijuana and $750 cash in their vehicle. It was a traffic stop near Milford Sunday that led to...

Two Danville men are jailed in Iroquois County, another is on the run after a traffic stop near Milford Sunday. 30-year-old Terrance Liggins and 27-year-old Jeffery Lee are charged with manufacture/delivery of cannabis. A third...

A large tool shed was destroyed along with its contents Friday when fire broke out, north of Watseka. Several fire departments responded around the Noon hour. No injury was reported. The State Fire Marshall is investigating. A...

Railroad crossing work on St. George Road is underway in Kankakee County. The crossing improvement will continue for 7-10 days, according to officials. The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that a resurfacing...

Law enforcement agencies now have what they call unlimited funds to step up patrols along the Interstate 65 North detour. Local officials say the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute has given them the green light to use grant...

The University of Illinois has terminated head Football Coach Tim Beckman over how he treated injured student athletes. Athletic Director Mike Thomas made the decision after he reviewed a preliminary report suggesting Beckman...

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is asking the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for disaster assistance for people living in Iroquois and Grundy Counties affected by summer weather activity. If approved the SBA disaster...

East-central Illinois unemployment figures released (Thursday) are showing jobless rates rose last month. The numbers in Iroquois and Vermilion counties were up in July. But the figures are still well below where they were in...

An arrest of two men in Iroquois County for retail theft now finds both suspects connected to a series of burglaries and vehicle thefts dating back to December 2014. Sheriff's police report 18-year-old Juan Perez, of Gilman, and...

Precautions are being taken by the Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district today (Friday). A soft lockdown in effect Thursday will continue today after two elementary students reported hearing threats. Police reported the students...