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Iroquois County residents in the Watseka, Woodland areas should have their internet service back up and running after a fiber optic cable was cut Tuesday, taking out service. The service was interrupted about 1:30 yesterday...

The 2016 election process got started Monday, the first day for filing petitions for the March Primary. County Clerks' offices and the State Board of Elections were busy places Monday morning. Those candidates seeking election or...

After the snowy weekend, temperatures in Central Illinois are expected to slowly rise this week. The high could be near 60 degrees on Thanksgiving Day. The National Weather Service reports today (Monday) will be sunny with a...

Law enforcement agencies are joining a nationwide effort to keep motorists safe as they hit the road for the Thanksgiving Holiday period. Historically, Thanksgiving is the busiest time of the year, and with more people on the...

Residents from around the Kankakee area attended a home heating and energy efficiency seminar hosted by state Rep. Kate Cloonen, Nicor Gas and Kankakee County Community Services, Inc. (KCCSI). "With energy costs rising as...

The process for a presidential election year begins Monday (November 23) as political hopefuls begin the candidate filing period for the March 2016 Primary. The filing period runs for a week ...November 23 thru Monday, November...

There was no injury, but a manhole cover did substantial damage to a vehicle at a gas station in Clifton Thursday.  A Kankakee woman, 34-year-old April Hennessy, was making her way thru the parking lot of a gas...

The Milford Fire Protection District and the Eastern Illinois Mutual Aid Fire Association is posting notice of the loss of one their own. 53-year-old James "Cookie" Cook died in a car-train accident Tuesday, November 17, 20015 in...

Kankakee County Sheriff's Police are investigating an apparent homicide. A 49-year-old man was found dead inside his home Tuesday night. 49-year-old Theodore Rockwood was shot several times. He was discovered in his Shannon...

4-H members are hoping for continued support from the public Saturday when the annual fundraiser is held in Woodworth. The Ford-Iroquois 4-H Foundation Auction features a silent and live auction at St. Paul's Lutheran School...