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Newton County Sheriff’s Police investigated a rollover crash Tuesday night at U.S 41 and Couty Road 300 W. A 24 year old Roselawn man, was traveling south bound on US 41when he failed to negotiate the curve at County Road 300...

Kankakee Fire Department answered a call to a trailer fire this (Wed) morning in the 1900 block of Schuyler Avenue. There was no injury in the fire that heavily damaged the house-trailer at 6 am. One person living in the home is...

A passerby notified emergency officials about a tractor fire early Tuesday south of Watseka at county roads 1462 E and 2000 N. Woodland Fire Chief Bill Tucker said the tractor, owned by Wayne Janssen, had been parked since about...

– Roy Collins, former executive director of the Kankakee Valley Park District, entered pleas of guilty (Tuesday) afternoon to defrauding the park district and a related not-for-profit organization for his personal benefit...

The Dearborn Apartment building in Kankakee was evacuated Saturday when a fire broke out in a third-floor apartment. Kankakee Fire reported no injury. But the occupants, a woman and a child, were forced to find a place to stay...

A one-car accident claimed a life Sunday in Pembroke Township. Kankakee County Sheriff’s Police report 38-year-old Tenisha Burton of Chicago was thrown from her vehicle. Police said the vehicle left and roadway and rolled. A...

A motorcycle crash at 5th Street and Station Street in Kankakee claimed a life Saturday. 29-year-old Jake Popovich of Kankakee died of injuries at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood Saturday night. Details about the accident were...

The Dearborn Apartment building in Kankakee was evacuated Saturday when a fire broke out in a third-floor apartment. Kankakee Fire reported no injury. But the occupants, a woman and a child, were forced to find a place to stay...

The Benton County community of Earl Park is hosting their Labor Day weekend tradition. The 45th annual Earl Park Fall Festival began Friday. The four-day festival draws thousands of people in from all over the Midwest. Activities...

The federal Surface Transportation Board has rejected Great Lakes Basin Transportation's application to build and operate a 261-mile freight railroad from LaPorte County to southeast Wisconsin. The application called for a rural...