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Rantoul Police are looking for leads in two reported shootings over the weekend, one of them seriously injuring a young person.  Citizens in the Champaign County town are growing very concerned about the gunfire.  Back...

Iroquois County Sheriff's Police are reporting the arrest of three individuals on outstanding warrants.  27-year-old Ricardo Acevedo of Chatsworth was jailed in Watseka after an arrest for unlawful possession of a stolen...

A 34-year-old Danville man died of a single gunshot to his back Sunday.  Matthew Huerta was identified today (Tuesday) by Coroner Jane McFadden after his famil;y was notified.  Officers responded to the 600-block of...

Illinois State Police investigated a 2-vehicle crash Monday along Route 49 near Rankin. which killed a 59-year-old woman.  Robin Robinson was identified by Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden.  Robinson was...

The Kankakee County Coroner's Office reports the death of a Chicago man, who was hit by a passing vehicle while he changed a tire along I-57.  Anthony Anderson was the victim identified.  The accdent  happened near...

Gibson City is celebrating its 150th Birthday this year. Thirty-two hundred fifty people call the Ford County town their home. To celebrate how far the city has come, the community came together for food and games and to learn...

Riverside Nationally Recognized with an 'A' for the Sprint 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade  Riverside received an “A” grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing...

Walk-ins are welcome today (Friday) for the Pfizer vaccine at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in Kankakee.  The vaccine is being made available from 10:30 am until 1:30 pm.  The Kankakee County Public Health...

Kankakee's new administration takes over next week.  Mayor-elect Chris Curtis will be sworn-in Monday evening 5/3).  Curtis defeated first-term mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong in the April 6 Consolidated Election. Curtis...

A community boil order in the Village of Clifton has been listed.  The order was issued after a water main break was repaired.   AQUA Boil Order for Bourbonnais  -- A water main break resulted in a boil...