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The push to keep kids safe continues in Livingston County.  And the group, C.H.A.O.S., made four more recent arrests of individuals seeking sexual acts with minors. The recent arrestrs included two from Fairbury. The CHAOS...

                                               Southbound I-57 bridge replacement in Kankakee begins...

A structure fire in Watseka Sunday night displaced one person and killed two dogs.  Fire Chief Ken Baier reported a candle may have been the cause of the accidental fire at 440 E. Oak Street.  Flames were seen coming...

It's fire prevention week and several area departments along with fire protection districts are spendning time talking about fire education programs.  Some departments are hosting open houses while inviting the public to...

– Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) isreporting the arrest of 23-year-old Carter Meister of Forrest, IL for four-counts of Criminal Sexual Assault. Felony charges against the officer came...

A 4-generation farmer from Livingston County is announcing his intent o seek the Republican nomination for the Senate seat now held by Tom Bennett.  Mike Kirkton is a veteran, farmer and businessman.  In a press...

A tanker truck crash that resulted in the deaths of five people now has an Illinois lawmaker wanting accountablity by the Illinois Department of Transportation.  Represenative Adam Niemerg says efforts to get IDOT to address...

Illinois State Police investigated a multi-vehicle crash in Iroquois County Monday that leaves a Cissna Park woman dead. 64-year-old Betty Reetz died Monday night at Carle Hospital in Urbana. Champaign County Coroner Duane...

Milford High School Campus has been ranked No. 6,764 in the nation among the 2023-2024 Best High Schools by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings evaluate more than 17,600 schools at the national, state, and local level...

Illinois is experiencing a blood supply emergency.  Lifesaving blood products that cancer patients, sickle cell patients, hemophiliacs and others need for survival are at dangerously low levels, Dr. Dan Waxman, vice...