A1-year-old Kankakee man was killed in a weekend accident on Illinois Route 17 near Reddick. Michael Blakeney was identified as the victim. Livingston County Coroner Michael Burke said the accident occurred around 7:10 pm...
PASSENGER KILLED AFTER VEHICLE STRIKES TREE
Ashkum, IL- Illinois State Police District 21 reported a one vehicle fatal crash that occurred on Saturday evening at approximately 7:22 p.m. on U.S. Route 45 at 100 north...
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court wants a lower court to look again at the latest attempt by former Ill. Gov. George Ryan to overturn his corruption...
URBANA -- A federal jury has found Jimmy LaCost guilty of 54 counts of illegally structuring financial transactions.
LaCost owned and operated LaCost Amusements in the Kankakee area. The...
Iroquois and Ford County’s jobless rates fell in March; the last report showing all of Illinois’ metro areas falling. It’s the first time all of the state’s metro areas showed a marked-decline since 2011.
McLean County...
Following up on an earlier committee vote, the Watseka City Council this week voted to increase water and sewer rates.
A graduated rate hike begins May 1st and will increase each year thru 2016. The City Council voted 4-2...
--National Severe Weather Preparedness Week April 22 – 28
WATSEKA---Iroquois County officials plan a double test of community emergency sirens on Tuesday, May 1st.
The testing will be in conjunction...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- An Illinois state registry for first-degree murder convicts has topped 500 people.
The (Bloomington) Pantagraph reports convicts who have completed their sentences and been released are on the...
— Listening to a weather radio is probably a good idea today. Threatening weather is possible.
The National Weather Service (NWS) reports T-storms, gusty winds and hail are in the forecast for parts of the...
Kankakee County Sheriff’s Police have announced an arrest in last Monday's shooting death of 32-year-old Tawayne Sharp.
27-year-old Corey Gardner of Kankakee was arrested early Saturday morning when he turned himself into...
