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Two people are dead following a head-on collision on Route 113 in Will County. The collision happened early (Tuesday) morning near Bauer Road. The accident involved a pickup truck and a passenger vehicle. Two people in the pickup...

A winter storm Watch goes into effect Friday morning… and stays in effect until late Friday night. The National Weather Service in Chicago notes that there is still uncertainty with the potential storm due to lingering...

High school swing choirs are coming back to Watseka.  The once-popular high school talent has been absent in recent years, but the stage performances will be back March 11.  The Watseka High School Swing Choir...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released its county production totals for 2022. Crop statistician Mark Schleusener says in terms of corn production, Iroquois, Livingston, LaSalle and Champaign counties are all among...

After above average temperatures for Illinois on Wednesday, a blast of winter will affect parts of the state on Friday. The National Weather Service reports the system will arrive Thursday night in the form of rain. During the...

 United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties is currently seeking Kankakee and Iroquois county residents to serve as Community Investment Volunteers. These volunteers get a first-hand look at the programs applying for...

20-year-old Dayton Roy of Grant Park suffered fatal injuries in a one-car crash Saturday. The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office said Roy was a passenger in a vehicle that ran off the road and hit a pole. Illinois State Police...

Bond was set at $250,000 for a Kankakee man arrested on drug and weapons charges.  38-year-old John Bender is in custody. KAMEG agents had him under surveillance for some time.  Bender is charged with one felony...

Strong winds, heavy downpours produced at least three tornado touchdowns Monday in east-central Illinois.  The NWS reported no damage and no one was injured.  Officials say there were two tornadoes in Champiagn County...

A traffic violation in Ford County led to the discovery of 12.5 pounds of cocaine.  39-year-old Jose De Jesus Belendez is jailed in Paxton.  Ford County Sheriff's Police report a K-9 sniffed out the cocaine inside a...