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Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner has announced his intention to seek re-election in 2016.  Gessner was first apointed to the job in 2003.  He won election in 2004, 2008 and 2012. 94.1 WGFA  
Veteran Kankakee County Circuit Court Judge Kendall Wenzelman has announced his pending retirement, effective November 39th.  First elected in November of 1994, Wenzelman was appointed to the bench in 1993 replacing retiring...

Authorities in Fountain County, IN report an 11 year-old girl was injured Sunday morning in an ATV crash. Firefighters from Attica reported the girl was riding with a group in the Badlands Off Road Vehicle Park when she drove...

Two dead horses found at a property site in Benton County, Indiana have stirred an investigation. Sunday - a farmer spotted two dead horses in a field on a property near County Roads 3800 West and 800 South in Boswell. The...

33-year-old Joseph Haggard of Dwight was killed Thursday night when his vehicle crashed on Interstate 55 near Pontiac. Livingston County Coroner Mike Burke said Haggard was thrown from the southbound vehicle when it crashed...

A December 16th sentencing date is now set in Iroquois County for a Cissna Park man facing a prison sentence ranging from six to 60 years. 59-year-old Rodney Hamrick was recently convicted of his sixth driving under the influence...

The Iroquois County Long Term Recovery Committee is alerting the public that World Renew, Disaster Response Services will be in Watseka to assist with tentative Needs Assessment for those affected by the 2015 flooding that...

The Illinois Department of Employment Security has released new figures showing unemployment rates have improved. The Iroquois County rate in September came in at 5.1%...down two-tenths of a percent from a year ago. Vermilion...

A Gilman woman escaped injury Thursday in a single-vehicle accident in Iroquois County.  22-year-old Brennan Whitlock swerved to miss an animal while eastbound at County road 1300N.  The vehicle ran into a ditch and hit...

All lanes of southbound I-65 are open today (Fri). The lanes were closed early yesterday (Thurs) due to a semi crash in Jasper County. It happened around 1 am near the Roselawn Exit. Indiana State Police dispatchers said a semi...