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A couple of fires alerted Kankakee city firefighters Monday. A chimney fire on W. Hawkins Street did some smoke damage. On N. 6th Avenue, officials said smoking materials is believed to have cause a minor fire at a house. The...

Bradley Police are working a death investigation along with Illinois State Police crime scene technicians after an 18-year-old woman was found dead inside a home Monday. The Kankakee County Coroner's Office has scheduled an...

The Danville school community and the city of Danville is mourning the death of former high school Principal Mark Neil. The retired administrator, who retired in 2013, passed away unexpectedly on Monday. He died from medical...

A 2014 shooting at a Kankakee tavern has led to a 10-year prison term for 25-year-old Sentray Coney of Kankakee. Coney was charged with illegal possession of a firearm by a felon. U.S. District Judge Harold Baker found that on...

The Village of Cissna Park's former collector/bookkeeper is being sued for money stolen from the Iroquois County town. 60-year-old Rhonda Sue Siebert pleaded guilty in 2013 to a felony count of Theft. She was sentenced to a...

Twelve students were on a school bus in Benton County, IN Thursday when it was involved in a collision at a county road and U-S 41. It happened just past 9 am when the students were heading to school after a two-hour delay...

Bradley Police were called to the Northfield Square Mall Thursday afternoon where a fight between rival gangs broke out. Just a minor injury was reported, but five people are facing charges ranging from mob action and disorderly...

One of Illinois' longest-running show choir competition events resumes this weekend in Iroquois County. The Watseka Show Choir Invitational is set for Friday night and Saturday at Watseka Community High School. The popular event...

Two separate cases finds a Sheldon man and a Paxton resident in trouble facing theft charges. 18-year-old Drey Watkins is jailed in Watseka. He's charged with Residential Burglary and Theft. Iroquois County Sheriff's Police...

Interstate 65 North is back open and traffic flowing between Tippecanoe and White counties after multiple fatal crashes closed the route in both directions. I-65 was closed down for more than 15 hours, beginning Tuesday...