The Illinois Department of Transportation reported a 20-car pileup on I-57 Thursday evening that shut down traffic in the northbound lanes. The accident happened near Peotone around 5 p.m.
A State police spokesperson said there...
A word of caution for area motorists: flooded roadways are posing treacherous driving conditions in east-central Illinois and parts of Indiana.
Illinois State Police District 21 at Ashkum and District 10 (Pesotum) are urging...
The pilot of s small plane escaped injury Wednesday when an emergency landing took place in a farm field near Bourbonnais.
The plane went down at 4150 West Avenue, according to the Kankakee County Sheriff's Department. The plane...
A Hoopeston man facing a new trial on murder charges has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and aggravated battery.
Steven Miller was facing a new trial, but instead pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the September...
Livingston County authorities are investigating the death of a 61-year-old man at an Interstate 55 rest stop just south of Pontiac.
Coroner Mike Burke reports no foul play is suspected. The death of the man, whose identity was...
SPRINGFIELD — The Southern Illinois University board of trustees named a former Illinois state superintendent of education as the school's president on Monday.
Youngstown State University President Randy J. Dunn will be SIU's...
A room full of fire and police, and other emergency responders have taken issue with Iroquois County Board Chairman Rod Copas' call to 'dissolve the ETSB (Emergency Telephone System Board).'
Copas addressed an audience in...
Illinois State Police officials are urging motorists to use extreme caution while traveling today (Tues). Icy roadways were making travel dangerous this morning. Several slide-offs were investigated yesterday and last night by...
Kankakee Mayor Nina Epstein tells the Chicago Tribune it appears all of the Kankakee tax-sharing deals are in jeopardy. That's a reported $4 million in revenues.
Two companies have cancelled their contracts with Kankakee. This...
A house fire in Watseka Sunday evening destroyed a structure and displaced four people.
Fire Chief Dave Mayotte reported the fire appeared to have started in the kitchen near the stove, but the cause is still under...
