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Firefighters from at least a half-dozen departments are on the scene of a major blaze in Hoopeston this morning (Wed., June 19th). The fire is located at J & R Used Tire Service, located at Illinois route 9 and Market Streets...

Damage estimates were being compiled today (Wed) following an overnight fire in Limestone Township. No injury was reported. A house and garage sustained damage on Limestone School Road. An attached garage was totaled and there's...

PEOTONE — The Illinois Department of Transportation Tuesday unveiled a slightly revised Illiana Expressway plan and formally proposed that it be a tollway.  IDOT made a few changes to the 47-mile route that will stretch from...

Hoopeston firefighters were called to J & R Used Tires in Hoopeston this morning. Mutual aid was called in from several neighboring departments. The fire broke out at the business on Route 9 at Market Street. No word on the...

Seat belt stop leads to Unlawful Possession of Alcohol by a Minor and Unlawful Possession of Firearm Ammunition charges against two Watseka teens. Illinois State Police District 21 is reporting the arrest of 18-year-old Keanon C...

                       *  Daily-Journal reports huge sales-tax win for City of Kankakee  * An Illinois...

Watseka Area Chamber of Commerce would like to remind everyone about our new and improved Chamber Currency program for 2013. We have revamped the program so that instead of the consumer presenting the gift certificate version of...

24-year-old Brandon Stone of Kankakee was killed Saturday in a single-car wreck on the south edge of Kankakee. County Coroner Bob Gessner said Stone's car flipped several times at South Tec Drive and Route 45/52. Stone apparently...

Celebrating. Remembering. Fighting back. These were key components of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Iroquois County event on Friday-Saturday, June 14-15. Celebrating took place through the more than 160 survivors...

Rantoul Police continue their investigation of the death of a pedestrian who died after he was truck by a car outside a Rantoul restaurant. 71-year-old Vernon Haskins of Onarga died Thursday morning. The police report stated...