Some unhappy union employees in Kankakee County are commenting about their disappointment about an earlier-agreed-on contract that the county board reneged on.
Kankakee County Board members (Tuesday) turned down the contract for...
National Police Week continues, and area law enforcement teams are taking time to remember those who have died in the line of duty. Events are planned in area counties this week and next. The state held its service for fire and...
A 1943 U.S. Marine, who died in World War II, is coming home this weekend.
Private Jack Redman gave his life at the age of 20 while serving his country as a Marine. He died November 23, 1943 on an island in the Central Pacific...
A 23-year-old convicted killer was handed a 107-year prison sentence Monday. And in doing so, Circuit Judge Kathy Bradshaw-Elliott told Kamron Taylor "you are extremely dangerous."
Taylor was sentenced to prison for the June...
A 21-year-old woman died of injuries Saturday when she was hit by a passing vehicle on Route 24, west of Watseka. Brooke Fleming of Danforth was walking on the highway about 8:30 pm, according to investigating Illinois State...
What's in store for convicted-killer Kamron Taylor ? The 23-year-old Kankakee man will learn his fate today in Kankakee Circuit Court for the 2012 shooting death of Nelson Williams Jr. The 21-year-old Nelson was killed in what...
It's happened twice now in recent weeks. Iroquois County's emergency 9-1-1 service was taken out of service by copper thieves, cutting and stealing fiber-optic lines.
It happened again early Friday morning. The Donovan 4-8-6...
The 9-1-1 service in the Donovan exchange of Iroquois County has been re-stored. Now, the matter is stirring up further investigation.
The Frontier and AT&T phone companies have not made statements about reasons for the...
The 9-1-1 service is un-available in the Donovan 486 exchange area in Iroquois County. Those people in the 486 exchange in need of 911 can still use their cellphones for 911 service.
The Frontier Phone Company is expected to...
The Benton County School Corporation in Indiana is looking into an incident where minors were arrested for drinking at the home of the school's softball coach.
Coach Jeff Best was not arrested, but the underage minors were. The...
