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Ford County Crimestoppers welcomes any information concerning reports of an attempted child abduction in Paxton.  It happened over the weekend, according Paxton Police. The incident occurred at 2:45 pm Sunday near...

JOLIET, Ill. | Opening statements are scheduled to begin in the trial of an Illinois man accused of fatally shooting his wife and their three children. A jury of four women and eight men will decide the fate of Christopher...

            PERSONAL INJURY CRASH RESULTS IN DUI ARREST                                                            Ashkum, IL – An Illinois State Trooper responded to a traffic crash on IL Route 113 near 3000 West Road on...

The American Red Cross will be taking blood donations from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5 in the Iroquois Room at Kankakee Community College. The Red Cross encourages eligible participants to make a donation. In...

  KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) -- A Johnson Controls facility in Kankakee has been cited for five health violations involving workers and asbestos. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fines totaling...

  On Monday, August 13, 2012, at approximately 6:50 p.m., Howard Johnson, Jr., age 19, of 241 S. Evergreen Ave., Kankakee, Illinois delivered 17 bags of crack cocaine during a KAMEG investigation.  Johnson was...

    — Strong storms in Illiana ahead of a cold front and could bring damaging winds and hail this afternoon. A first round of the storm moved across central-Illinois just before 9 a.m., turning the sky black...

 An increase in employees health insurance is adding to budget struggles in Iroquois County.  The County Board’s Finance committee has scheduled yet another special  budget hearing August 30th to wrestle with money issues. ...

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- Lawyers for Drew Peterson have withdrawn a motion for a mistrial, allowing the former Illinois police officer's murder trial to go ahead. The defense attorneys' move (THIS MORNING) follows several...

FAIRBURY – A 25-year-old Fairbury woman has died following a two-vehicle crash in Livingston County.  It occurred in Indian Grove Township Saturday.. The Peoria County Coroner’s Office says Elizabeth Reis was pronounced...