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It appears there will be a Democratic race in the Illinois Primary Election next year for the Illinois House seat in the 79th legislative district. John Howard, a Kankakee County Board member in Pembroke Township's District 4...

Country Financial reports Illinois had fewer farm-related deaths in the 12 months ending June 30 than it had in any of the previous 35 years. Twelve deaths were reported during the 2012-13 year, down from 20 in 2011-12 and 38 in...

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Several area volunteers are cleaning up the Kankakee and Iroquois rivers today (Sat). The 32nd annual Kankakee and Iroquois River Clean-Up will focus on different parts of the rivers as they remove litter and junk. They'll work...

A former Cullom woman charged with murder is seeking another delay in the start of her upcoming trial. 30-year-old Heather LaMie (Luh-ME), who now lives in Kankakee, is accused of killing her foster-child, four-year-old Kianna...

Two Lafayette, Indiana men arrested after a bank robbery in Urbana may be linked to a bank incident in Momence. 49-year-old Ronald Corban and 58-year-old Dennis Gallavin are believed to be responsible for several bank robberies...

A fundraiser to benefit ambulance services in Martinton is all set for Saturday (9/21). The village's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) welcomes the public to "Martinton EMS Day" at the park. The Air-Life Air Ambulance has a...

The non-profit watchdog group known as Edgar County Watchdogs will be paid a little over $1,000 dollars in a settlement with the Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department. The matter is over a violation of the Freedom of Information...

50-year-old Carol McShane of Gifford (IL) faces a Class 2 felony charge of theft. The former payroll clerk for Specialty Grains of Gibson City is charged with allegedly paying herself twice her wage on six occasions and making...