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An active meth lad discovered near Thayer, IN finds four men facing charges. The Newton County Drug Task Force assisted by the Newton County Sheriff’s Department raided a property site (Friday). 38-year-old Adam Saboff of...

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Iroquois County invites team captains to the April team captain meeting on Tuesday, April 25th, at 7:00 pm at Watseka High School, 138 S Belmont Ave Watseka. Please note this is a...

One person \was killed and and another seriously hurt in a single-car crash in southeastern Champaign County. Sheriff’s Police report it happened early Monday. Illinois State Police say 55-year-old Randy Leeman of Paris (IL)was...

An unidentified man’s body was found in Pembroke Township Monday morning. Kankakee County sheriff's police and the coroner investigated. Police said the body was found by a person just after 8 am.  Police said the person...

Serving the interests of the people for the good of the future is a spark that may generate new talk about ‘evening meetings’ for the Iroquois County Board. The concept was kicked up, again, at Tuesday’s 9 am meeting at the...

The Kankakee County Board is busy trying to figure out what’s next --- after voters said ‘No’ to a public safety tax in last week’s election. Board Chairman Andy Wheeler was quite surprised it was the rural voters who denied the...

Iroquois County zoning officials have started the process of coming up with an ordinance for solar farms. There’s been some interest; Zoning Administrator Bob Yergler reporting last month that his office has received calls from...

A 33-year-old Kankakee man was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to three counts of possession of weapons by a felon. Andre Davis was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Colin Bruce last week...

Bond was set at $5 million (Thursday) for Willie E. Nichols Jr., who’s accused of shooting and killing his stepfather Tuesday morning. 63-year-old Clarence Riley died of gunshot wounds in what police called a domestic argument in...

A 25-year-old man wanted on a Kankakee County warrant for drug-induced homicide was arrested by police in Hopkins Park. The warrant named Javonta L. Davis for outstanding charges that allege he sold fentanyl-laced heroin that...