Human remains found buried 40 years ago in Indiana are being identified as a Chicago teenager who was a victim of serial killer Larry Eyler. The remains belong to Keith Lavell Bibbs, who was 16 years old when he died. The teen's...
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY...
The NWS expects the Peak afternoon heat index values up to 105 to 107. The extreme heat is in play for the immediate area and then some. In Illinois, La...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the state’s largest public employee union announced Tuesday that they have agreed on a new contract that will provide a nearly 18 percent pay raise over four years, including a 4 percent raise this...
The Illinois State Police is joining law enforcement agencies from eleven states in National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 5 and 7 (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Arkansas...
HOT WEATHER continues ....
Cooling centers are opening up around Illinois as steamy temperatures will dominate the weather pattern for the rest of the week. Temperatures will approach the upper 90s with heat indexes reaching...
Sheriff’s Police in Newton County (IN) report the traffic death of an Illinois driver who lost control of his race car at the U.S. 41 Motorplex Track at Morocco. It happened Friday afternoon just before 5:30.
Sheriff Shannon...
Newton County, IN Sheriff Shannon Cothran reports his department's deputies responded to a 2-vehicle crash (Friday) at U.S 41 and State Road 14. A woman from Midlothian (IL) was southbound on 41 when a 20-year-old driver...
A weekend fire at the Self-Storage rental facilties in Watseka is under investigation. A person driving past the facility along Brianna Drive (Saturday) told authorities smoke was seen coming from one end of the...
Governor J.B. Pritzker has expanded his storm-related disaster proclamation to 13 additional counties. Four are in east-central Illinois, including Vermilion. Added to the help list are: DeWitt, Douglas, Moultrie and...
