Former Cook County prosecutor Russ Baker is now acting-prosecutor in Grundy County. He was sworn-in as the interim Grundy County State’s Attorney last week. Former State's Attorney Jason Helland is now serving as a...
Retiring Ford County Sheriff Mark Doran steps aside in favor of Chad Johnson. Johnson is a former Captain with the Paxton Police Department. Johnson ran unopposed as a Republican in November. Doran, meanwhile, completed his...
The Ford County Board re-organized (Monday) re-electing Debbie Smith as Chairman. The 11-member Board favored Smith for the leadership post, a position she's held since replacing former Chairman Bob Lindgren. Debbie...
The Illinois Department of Transportation is announcing both directions of Interstate 57 through Kankakee will close overnight, weather permitting, Wednesday, December 7 and Thursday, December 8. The plan is to accommodate...
A new start for the Iroquois County Board as Fiscal Year 2023 gets underway. The County Board re-organized Monday, swearing in new members and re-electing John Shure as Board Chairman. Paul Ducat will serve as Vice-Chair, also...
37-year-old Paul Theesfeld gets a 12 year prison term for a plan to kidnap and sexually assault a woman.
The 2020 Ford County case involved Theesfield’s plan to assault a Gibson City woman after running her over with his vehicle...
A Friday night fire in rural Manteno was fueled by 25 mph winds that did extensive damage to a mobile home. Manteno Fire responded to 9990 N 6030 E Road. Officials found the rear of the home engulfed. No one was home and no...
An armed robbery at the Kankakee State Park has a man headed to prison. Zach Jensen of Kankakee was sentenced to 25-years (Monday) for the robbery of two juveniles at the State Park. Jensen was convicted by a local jury in July...
John Shure was re-elected this (Monday) morning as Chairman of the Iroquois County Board. Paul Ducat was nominated and was elected by the membership to serve as Vice-Chair.
New members joining the Board include: Raymond J...
