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A Danville man was pronounced dead at the scene after falling 5 floors from a manlift at Pepsico Quaker this (Thurs) evening. 51 year old Brett Hauk fell to his death and was pronounced dead at 8:52 p.m.   An Autopsy will...

SPRINGFIELD, IL –On Monday, July 23, State Rep. Lisa Dugan (D-Bradley) was named Legislator of the Year by the Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts (AISWCD) during the organization’s annual meeting in...

Get Your Well Sampling bottles before Aug 7   Through a partnership between Newton County Soil and Water Conservation District and Environmental Laboratories, Inc., you can obtain reliable water analysis at a reduced...

The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting today at the Four T’s Management warehouse along Sycamore Road. Kankakee County Sheriff Chief Deputy Ken McCabe said they have identified the shooter but...

PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND WATSEKA WAL-MART EVENT Ashkum, IL- Illinois State Police District 21 are announcing that they will be putting on a free child safety seat inspection event on Friday, July...

...Heat advisory in effect from 11 am to 10 PM Wednesday... The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a heat advisory...which is in effect from 11 am to 10 PM Wednesday. * Temperatures...will top out between...

Weather Update:  Severe Weather cancelled --  Tuesday, 7-24-12  8:10 am   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CNTL WILL. NORTHEASTERN IROQUOIS & EASTERN KANKAKEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED. THE LINE OF STORMS...

National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Severe T-Storm Warning for Kankakee...Grundy...Will Counties in Illinois AND parts of NW Indiana until at least 7:15 am --- Tuesday, July 24, 2011 Severe T-Storm Watch is in...

Gov. Pat Quinn has asked the U.S. secretary of agriculture to issue a disaster declaration for an additional 69 Illinois counties. That means the state has now asked the USDA to declare all 102 Illinois counties as disaster...

KENTLAND, Ind.   – The Newton County, Indiana Punkin’ Vine Fair auction was pretty special Saturday evening. 4-H members raised nearly $12,000 for their friend, who was recently diagnosed with a form of  Hodgkins...