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He's a veteran in the insurance industry, an educator, has an agriculture background, and perhaps, most important locally, he has conservative values. And with all that, Tom Bennett wants to State Representative, with a voice for...

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Motorists in the Kankakee – Bradley area may want to make alternate travel plans today. Road work will find Route 50 from Brookmont Boulevard to Armour Road (in Bradley) re-surfaced. Delays are likely due to lane restrictions...

                     State police correct victim's name A three-vehicle accident near Melvin Tuesday afternoon took the life of...

Two pickup trucks collided, killing both drivers in rural Ford County Tuesday afternoon. 77-year-old Jack D. Moody of Roberts was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near Melvin. The other driver (not related), was...

(Joliet, IL) -- Attorneys delivered their closing arguments this morning in the bench trial of the third of four people accused in connection with the strangulation deaths of two men last year. Prosecutors say physical evidence...

Iroquois and Kankakee County officials are welcoming outside support today for the official ground-breaking for the Pilot Hill wind farm. The project will include a 175-mega watt wind farm in parts of both Iroquois and Kankakee...

Teamsters Local 731 workers have returned to their jobs. About two-dozen Allied Waste haulers were back at work (Tuesday) after walking off the job Friday in protest over wages. Teamsters President Terry Hancock said the workers...

         July crash killed Watseka man and injured 6-year-old The 17-year-old Iroquois County juvenile involved in a fatal crash in July that killed a Watseka man will not face a drunk...

Sheriff's Police in Benton County, Indiana responded to a hit-and-run on U.S. 41 which sent one driver to the hospital. The crash occurred near the intersection of U.S. 41 and County Road 750 South. The driver of a SUV told...