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Danville Police are investigating a home invasion and stabbing which occurred early Wednesday morning in the 1300 block of West Williams Street. The stabbing victim wasn't identified. He suffered life-threatening injuries...

A one-stop resource center to assist flood victims will be open in Watseka Friday. The Trinity Church on E. Walnut Street is where several agencies will set up shop from 10 am 'til 7 pm.  Citizens are invited to stop for...

Law enforcement authorities in Kankakee County are asking for the public's help in solving a burglary involving a squad car. A marked Kankakee County sheriff's squad was broken into during the overnight hours Wednesday (January...

The new year already has Kankakee Police investigating shootings. Investigators say a couple of incidents happened Monday night, within an hour of each other. North West Avenue is where police found spent-casings. Two juveniles...

The southwest corner of Merchant Street and Dearborn Avenue in downtown Kankakee is where city officials hope a developer will build a multi-unit apartment complex. A nonprofit development company based in Rock Island is looking...

CREDIT: THE LAND CONNECTION, WGLT Radio A central Illinois farmer is this year's Sustainable Agriculture Award winner in Illinois. Harold Wilken farms more than 2,000 acres near Danforth in Iroquois County. He started as a...

Damage assessments continue across East Central Illinois and Western Indiana following the recent flooding. Governor Bruce Rauner added Iroquois, Vermilion and nine other counties Tuesday to the list of those declared a state...

Governor Bruce Rauner (Tuesday) announced 11 more counties have been added to the state disaster declaration because of recent flooding. Included are Iroquois and Vermilion. The announcement brings to 23 the total number of...

An overloaded electrical outlet triggered a house fire in Watseka New Year's Eve. Damage was limited to the kitchen in the 500-block of N. 4th Street, where Fire Chief Dave Mayotte said electric heaters being used to heat the...

                           ---2nd time in six months  --- The flooding in the city of Watseka has again prompted a Local Disaster Emergency...