Area farmers are getting real-life reminders of the tough harvest ahead here in 2012.
Corn Growers Association members in Kankakee, LaSalle, Livingston and McLean counties recently released yield estimate results. Some...
KANKAKEE -- A fifty-mile trek Saturday along the Kankakee and Iroquois rivers helped raise scholarship money for agriculture and horticulture studies at Kankakee Community College (KCC).
Tractor enthusiasts from across...
A former Donovan man is facing a minimum sentence of 34 years in prison after he was convicted in Iroquois Circuit Court Thursday for Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault (5 cts) and (1 ct) of Criminal Sexual...
Jasper County Sheriff's Deputies report 28-year-old Andy Crimmins died when his moped crashed into a utility pole. He was found by his father lying unresponsive along County Road 630 West, west of Remington.
Police...
Iroquois County’s unemployment rate last month remained steady, dropping a bit, to 8.2%. It’s down from 8.6 in July of 2011.
The Ford County rate is at 9.7….up from last year’s 9.1 Livingston County is listed at 8.5…also...
There’s plenty of drivers that need reminders about driving in school zones. And school crossing guards are quick to say how often they see motorists not paying attention in school zones..
School guards are already making...
The Watseka Warriors and the Milford Bearcats are among area high school football teams getting some pre-season attention as the new season kicks off Friday night.
Wilmington and the Momence...
WATSEKA -- Mr. Simpson. That’s Troy Simpson, an 8th grade science teacher who readily admits he takes learning beyond the classroom.
And his amateur radio handle, W9KVR, is spanning the globe along with his junior-high...
Kankakee Police went to a residence Tuesday looking for a suspect wanted for Aggravated Assault with a Weapon and ended up arresting a homeowner for Obstructing with the investigation.
Agents stopped at 193 N. Taylor Avenue to...
A police standoff in St. Anne and a series of fires in Kankakee and Bradley earlier this month led to indictments in Kankakee County.
Timothy Poskin of St. Anne faces charges of Aggravated Assault and Resisting Police...
