Illinois has requested FEMA assist in assessing flood damage in 30 Illinois counties. Gov. J.B. Prtizker’s office says such documentation could support the state’s request for federal assistance. The assessments will begin July...
State police will be promoting safe driving practices today (Wednesday). It’s part of Illinois Speed Awareness Day.
Illinois State Police District 21 at Ashkum, along with District 5 and 10 are taking a proactive approach to...
Olivet Nazarene University will host its second Theological Leadership Conference, featuring noted New Testament theologian, N.T. Wright. The conference will include four plenary sessions with Dr. Wright on the theme of Presence...
A Kankakee Community College professor has been nominated for Campus Compact’s 2019 Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award.
Campus Compact, a national coalition of more than 1,000 colleges and universities committed to...
Illinois moving toward partial online firefighter training. The new course to become a firefighter in Illinois could make it a lot easier.
About 70 percent of firefighters in Illinois are volunteers. But the ranks are thinning...
The Bourbonnais Fire Protection District was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 800 Block of Heather Drive, in Bourbonnais Monday. Smoke was discovered coming from the garage on arrival. Firemen were...
There will be an appeal, but convicted killer Rex Frank was sentenced to life in prison Friday in Kankakee Court. Judge Clark Erickson called Frank a “cold-blooded murderer.” Frank was convicted for the shooting death of Sarah...
Watseka Polcie investigated a report of a stolen vehicle Friday in the 200-block of S. 4th Street. 24-year-old Tyler Bruens and 24-year-old Cristina Karnet, both of Watseka, were charged with possession of a stollen vehicle and...
Benton County, In sheriff's police say a Goodland, IN man was arrated for criminal recklessness and obstructing traffic after a road rage incident Sunday. 24-year-old Austin Nelson operated a pickup truck recklessly causing...
An assistant baseball coach in suburban Beecher is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Authorities say Micheal Takacs made inappropriate contact with the victim on two occasions before sexually assaulting her on April...
