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The driver of a semi was treated for non-life threatening injuries after his semi was hit by a freight train Friday in rural Iroquois County. 36-year-old Joseph Freeman of DeKalb failed to stop at the railroad crossing at County...

Two people died from injuries in a weekend house fire in Champaign.  22-year-old Christian Sheehan and 26-year-old Sara Shuler were identified as the victims. The cause is under investigation by the Illinois State Fire...

Indiana State Police shut down I-65 in White County Sunday evening after a semi fire. Police said the semi carrying auto parts caught fire around 7 pm. Traffic was backed up more than nine miles. Emergency crews were able to...

Effective today (Friday 3/25), Iroquois Memorial Hospital is implementing visitor restrictions to the hospital due to the increase of influenza activity. These restrictions do not apply to the Iroquois Resident Home at this...

A multi-sport athlete at Mahomet-Seymour high school has died of apparent natural causes. An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday to look into the death of 18-year-old Matthew Prather. Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup said...

A Gibson City man who had his second degree murder conviction overturned now has a re-sentencing date of April 21. 36-year-old old Ryan Nibbe was sentenced in 2014 to 17 years in prison in the death of Timothy Robertson. An...

Livingston County Sheriff Tony Childress has filed a lawsuit over Facebook comments related to a pending heroin case. The lawsuit accuses Philip Uphoff, the brother of Livingston County State's Attorney Seth Uphoff, of...

State Rep. Kate Cloonen is proposing new legislation that would protect victims of sexual violence during criminal proceedings against their alleged attackers. The Bradley Democrat said, "Survivors of these appalling crimes...

The Daily-Journal is reporting a proposed $8 billion railroad study is being looked at to help with congested rail lines in Cook County. Under consideration is a privately-funded railroad that would wind around and bypass the...

A 51-year-old man and his 34-year-old wife were jailed Thursday after police in Gibson City said the couple was found with a working meth lab in their home. And – reports claimed seven children were present in the home. Kelly...