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An autopsy is planned today (Mon) after a Sunday morning ATV crash left a Philo teen dead in Champaign County. Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup reported 19-year-old Annie Daly was a passenger on an ATV that crashed at a...

The Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department board meets today (Monday) in special session. The 7 pm meeting has a different location. The meeting will be held at the Administrative Center in Watseka. A scheduling conflict at the...

Cissna Park's Volunteer Fire Department is hosting its annual Chicken Fry Sunday. And reflections of the community's 1984 water tower will be featured. The annual chicken fry includes a raffle and auction. A clock, made from the...

An Open House and ribbon-cutting event today (Sat) features the Fire Training Center on the west edge of Watseka. The Watseka Area Firefighters Association invites the public and business-community to see what the training...

There was an obvious police presence today in a Kankakee alley near Oak and Chestnut Streets. Police responded to reports of gunfire. The gunfire in the neighborhood prompted Kankakee School District 111 officials to implement a...

Kankakee County Judge Clark Erickson delayed the sentencing of former Limestone Fire Chief Jeff Brosseau. Another court date is set for next Friday (Oct 11th). Brosseau admitted stealing $55,000 from the Kankakee Valley...

The Ford County Republican Central Committee welcomes political candidates at its next meeting in Piper City. The public is welcome for the Saturday, October 19th meeting. It's at 8:30 am at Ne's Place on Green Street in Piper...

The four announced Republican candidates for Illinois governor are invited to the Fall Luncheon of the Iroquois County Republican Women's Club. The 12 Noon event is at Celebrations in Watseka. Tickets are available from club...

An interstate crash involving a truck carrying cattle that happened early Wednesday resulted in several cattle being killed. Illinois State Police reported the truck driver was westbound on I-74 about 2:40 am. 29-year-old James...

A Fountain County, Indiana deer hunter was airlifted to the hospital after a fall from a tree stand Wednesday afternoon. Department of Natural Resource (DNR) officers said it happened around 4:15 p.m. in a wooded area south of...