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The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that both directions of Interstate 57 through Kankakee will close overnight, weather permitting, from Tuesday, Nov. 15, through Friday, Nov. 18, to accommodate...

Area veterans are all invited to share in some special events for this 2022 Veterans Day holiday.  Breakfast and receptions are planned at several venues.  Government offices, schools will be closed for the holiday, but...

Kankakee Community College is commemorating Veterans Day with a reception and recognition ceremony today (Thursday).  A reception runs from 11:30 this morning until 1 pm in the KCC Cavalier Room.  Veterans will be...

Crescent-Iroquois Grade School District voters agreed to deactivate. Voters Tuesday approved a referendum that’ll open the for its junior-high students (6-7-8 graders) to choose where they want to attend school ….either at Cissna...

The Village of Woodland, in Iroquois County, is hopeful retail liquor sales will generate some new business opportunity. Mayor Rick Grosvenor (Grove-ner) says the town’s legal people will look into attracting business, which...

Two more municipal government contracts are in place for the Iroquois County Sheriff’s Department to provide police patrols. Buckley and Cissna Park are now getting police protection thru the sheriff’s department. Contracts were...

Although un-contested in Tuesday's General Election, four new names will join the Iroquois County Board.  The June Primary Election ushered in new people to represent the county citizens on the 20-person Board.  Three...

Smoke and water damage reported at the Cascades Moulded Pulp plant at Brook, IN after an early-morning fire today (Tuesday). Brook-Iroquois Township Fire and Morocco-Beaver Township firemen answered the call to 3126 E and 500 S...

A police chase (Sunday) led to two men under arrest in Iroquois County. Iroquois County Sheriff’s Police reported a Watseka man and his Sheldon passenger were jailed in Watseka. According to police reports, deputies arrested...

Larry Power Road (4000 N) in Bourbonnais will close for about a week, starting Monday.  The Illinois Central Railroad plans to do maintenance work beginning Monday, November 14.  The route will be closed to all...