Frederick Cooper is the newest member of the staff of Kankakee Community College. He'll serve as associate dean of the Math, Science & Engineering Division.
Cooper oversees the division's operation, including transfer-level...
A traffic crash in Will County this (Fri) morning left a young Manteno man dead. 20-year-old Aaron Jackson was killed when he was thrown from his car in Wilton Township near Manhattan.
Sheriff's Police found the victim in a corn...
A fake bomb threat near Remington, Indiana finds a Monticello in trouble.
Jasper County Sheriff's Police were called to an Advanced Auto Parts warehouse last week regarding a bomb threat. An evacuation was carried out after a...
Wind turbines in Iroquois County might have to be located almost a full mile away from homes on property not being leased to a wind farm operator.
The Iroquois County Board's planning and zoning committee Friday will vote on...
Former Governor George Ryan is being released from federal custody today. It's a day earlier before his original scheduled parole date.
The Daily-Journal reports Ryan's July 4th parole date was pushed forward because of the...
The Watseka City Council plans to re-bid a storm project after two submitted bids came in well over the engineer's estimate for the work. The Council also plans to divide the project, seeking bids for underground infrastructure...
Plans are in the works in the city of Gilman for a sanitary sewer line replacement. The engineering part of the project calls for replacing a 12-inch line dating back to the 1930s.
Mayor Rick Theesfeld reported the Maple Street...
Ashkum, IL- Illinois State Police District 21 is reporting the arrest of Kamari B. Wells, 24, of Kankakee, for Possession of Cannabis more than 2.5 grams/less than 10 grams.
An Illinois State Trooper on patrol in Kankakee County...
35-year-old William Clingenpeel Jr. will have to answer to drug charges after a one-vehicle crash near Hoopeston last Friday. Illinois State Police report the accident sent two people to the hospital.
Clingenpeel rolled a pickup...
(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Pat Quinn has signed a new law requiring all schools hold drills with police to be prepared for the possibility of school shootings. School districts are already required to conduct six different drills...
