The driver of a semi tractor trailer was rescued from the cab of his truck Monday, just before it was destroyed by fire near Potomac.
Illinois State Police report the truck left Illinois route 49, north of U.S. route 136. It...
There was a brief lockdown Monday at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School. That was after a .22 caliber bullet was found before classes started yesterday morning.
The lockdown was a "precautionary measure" while local police...
The setting sun blinded a semi driver Sunday afternoon in Iroquois County. Two bicyclists were struck by the semi truck sending an adult female and female juvenile to Hoopeston Community hospital with non-life threatening...
A 57-year-old man Manteno is under arrest facing charges for allegedly trying to lure four children to his home Saturday. Manteno Police report Norman Tibbs is alleged to have offered the children candy and pizza to come to his...
Emergency crews were on the scene Sunday on the Kankakee River near Aroma Park, where a 14-year-old boy was an apparent drowning victim.
Several agencies were involved after an emergency dispatch was received about 2...
A disturbance outside Watseka City Hall last week has a 20-year-old Watseka man facing charges of Aggravated Battery and Disorderly Conduct.
Brett Ordonez was arrested after he allegedly battered an elderly male subject over...
A four-year-old girl was among three people injured Friday morning in a two-vehicle collision on Route 17 at Splear Road, east of Kankakee.
The driver of an SUV the child was a passenger in was cited by Illinois State police for...
Twenty-year-old Bethany McKee of Joliet has been found guilty for her part in a double murder in Joliet last year.
McKee faces a mandatory life sentence. Judge Gerald Kinney presided over her bench trial and issued his verdict...
Labor Day weekend events in the WGFA-listening area include the Herscher Labor Day Celebration and the National Sweet Corn Festival in Hoopeston.
The 94th Herscher Labor Day Celebration includes the annual Grand Parade at 10:30...
The Westville Lions Club is hosting that community's 104th Labor Day Parade and Celebration this holiday weekend. Events are taking place at Zamberletti Park and St. Mary's Church.
The Westville Labor Day Parade is often called...
