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Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) and Harbor House is pleased to announce its Calendar of Events! The domestic violence epidemic continues to rage in Iroquois and Kankakee Counties and, although October is set aside to...

       New itineraries include places to stay, small businesses to shop and where to see the leaves change across all regions of Illinois With fall now underway, the Illinois Office of Tourism has released...

Bond was set at a half-million dollars in Kankakee County for a man charged with the shooting at a Bourbonnais bar Sunday. 22-year-old Isaac L. Smith is charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery, mob action and weapons...

The Kankakee County grand jury has indicted 23-year-old Miguel Andrade on 2-counts of second-degree murder in the August 26 shootout outside the Kankakee County Courthouse.  Andrade is charged with the shooting death of...

The Old Courthouse Museum in Watseka is the setting this weekend for the popular Harvest Daze gathering.  It's the annual fundraiser for the upkeep of the 100-year-old plus courthouse building on Cherry Street.  Vendors...

Lowell, IN Troopers were involved with three vehicle pursuits in just 5 hours Monday. The first one took place in Hammond just after 1 pm when a member of the ACP (All Crimes Policing) Team attempted to stop a vehicle for several...

The Iroquois County Public Health Department (ICPHD), in partnership with Iroquois Memorial Hospital, is hosting another Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination clinic Wednesday, September 29.  It's another of the Wednesday clinics...

Ford County Public Health Department officials reported another 25 coronavirus cases Friday.  The additional cases are from the counting period September 17 thru Friday, September 24.  Officials continue to investigate...

A dedication ceremony in Paxton Thursday honors the life and dedicated service of a former Illinois state trooper. The Paxton Fire House hosted the event for State Trooper Marvin Archer, killed in the line of duty in 1946...

The Kankakee and Bradley public libraries will share in $530,000 in Next Generation grant monies, awared by Secreary of State and State Librarian Jesse White.  Jesse White announced the $530,104 in 2022 Project Next...