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Ashkum, IL- Illinois State Police District 21 is reporting the arrest of Kamari B. Wells, 24, of Kankakee, for Possession of Cannabis more than 2.5 grams/less than 10 grams. An Illinois State Trooper on patrol in Kankakee County...

35-year-old William Clingenpeel Jr. will have to answer to drug charges after a one-vehicle crash near Hoopeston last Friday. Illinois State Police report the accident sent two people to the hospital. Clingenpeel rolled a pickup...

(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Pat Quinn has signed a new law requiring all schools hold drills with police to be prepared for the possibility of school shootings. School districts are already required to conduct six different drills...

The Kay Jewelers store in Bradley's Northfield Square Mall was robbed Monday. Police are looking for a Hispanic male driving a silver-colored Chrysler 300. The man asked a clerk to look at some merchandise, then grabbed the items...

Watseka— It may surprise many people to learn that 25 percent of those who die every year in the U.S. are Veterans. To help provide care and support that reflect the important contributions made by these men and women, Iroquois...

KAMEG agents (last Tuesday) arrested Barry L. Brown, age 38, of Kankakee, IL for delivery of a controlled substance within 1000 feet of a church. Brown was arrested near North Street and N. Euclid Avenue in Bradley after he...

35-year-old J.B. Brown Jr.is under arrest for the sale of heroin. KAMEG agents raided Brown's home. More than three-ounces of heroin was found along with a semi-automatic pistol. Authorities report Brown's been arrested 31 times...

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Agriculture is again offering farmers a free pesticide container recycling program this summer. Sites throughout the state will collect the containers starting in late July. The used...

By The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa - The U.S. Department of Agriculture says farmers will come through with the predicted corn crop despite the Midwest's wet spring that delayed planting. Some states, including Michigan...

A northbound lane of I-55 near Pontiac will remain closed at least a month. Repairs to the Vermilion River bridge need to be made following an accident. I-DOT reports the work won't begin for about 2-3 weeks. And in the meantime...