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HOOPESTON -- People are still cleaning up from last week's fire. J & R's Tire Recycling plant went up in flames after a spark ignited dust on a conveyor belt. The whole business was destroyed and nearby homes were covered in...

It's back to the drawing board for a dealership agreement between Watseka Ford and the Watseka City Council. And the failed agreement leaves a mutual disappointment between the two sides. At issue is the cost of a utilities...

No injuries or severe damage has been reported, but straight line winds knocked down tree limbs and power lines during a storm system that blew through Central Illinois Monday evening. The storm activity continued into...

"Frequent" lightning is possible with a round of thunderstorms due tonight, and the American Red Cross is reminding us about lightning safety. Most of Central Illinois is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 7 p.m. Those...

A line a thunderstorms swept across northern Illinois, bringing with it high winds and early reports of uprooted trees and downed power lines. National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Bardou said Monday the storm produced...

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) -- Governors from Illinois and Indiana hoped to attract potential contractors, laborers and investors for a planned 47-mile expressway aimed at relieving traffic congestion into the Chicago area through a...

A Monday morning shooting has left a 21-year-old Kankakee man in critical condition. Police say a second man is in custody charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. The victim is Nelson Williams Jr. The...

A man and a woman were resuced from the Kankakee River Sunday afternoon after their canoe capsized in fast-moving waters.  The Limestone Township Fire rescue team was alerted to the Warner Bridge area around 2 pm.&nbsp...

A Livingston County grand jury has indicted a former foster mother on two counts of murder in the 2011 death of a 4-year-old girl who was in her care. 29-year-old Heather Lamie was arrested at her Kankakee County home late Friday...

                              Lightning Safety Awareness Week is June...