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The Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School district is mourning the loss of a former basketball standout. 19-year-old Zach Hollywood was found dead in his of-campus apartment at Ball State University. An investigation into his...

Benton County Emergency Management Agency reports some evacuations due to heavy rain and flooding in Boswell. Sections of Boswell were under water and several roads were barricaded. A travel advisory was in place. EMA Director...

A 26-year veteran of the Kankakee Fire Department has been named the department’s new chief. Damon Schuldt had served as interim-chief since April, when interim-chief Phil Perkins retired. The city hadn’t had a chief for the...

An unidentified woman was killed early Monday morning when she was hit by a Pontiac Police Department squad car. Livingston County Coroner Coroner Danny Watson said the victim's name will be released Tuesday, after relatives are...

Illinois State Police (ISP) District 21 is reporting the arrest of Brian Windon, 22, of Carbondale for Possession of a Stolen Vehicle; Bryan Benner, 28, of Fowler, IN for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol; Demere Turner, 39...

-- Millions of Americans are getting ready for today's solar eclipse. Skywatchers in a dozen states will be treated to a total eclipse of the sun today. The spectacular event will begin at 10:15 a.m. local time, just south of...

The chief operating officers and Board of Directors at Iroquois Federal gathered (Thursday) to celebrate the opening of a new Bourbonnais office. A ribbon-cutting event, sponsored by the Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce...

Police in Monticello, IN say a Lowell was wounded (Sunday) when a gun he was carrying fell to the ground, went off and hit him in the hand. It happened at a Wendy’s restaurant. Police report 36-year-old Nickola Kasparian III was...

A North Carolina man was killed (Saturday) when two tractor-trailers collided on I-65 in White County, IN. The northbound lanes were closed for 12 hours. Indiana State Police reported the accident about 7:10 am north of the U.S...

Long-time Watseka orthodontist and friend to many...Dr. John Martin... has died. The popular, always-smiling “Dr. John” lost his 30-plus year battle with cancer Wednesday. He died at Presence St. Mary’s Hospital in...