Illinois is getting a dose of winter in the coming days. A large arctic air mass will descend on the state today (Friday) and will drop temperatures into the single digits for many areas next week. Most of Illinois is not...
Snowfall is coming into play on area roadways. The NWS says the snow may accumulatre to affect several routes wiuth 1 - 3 inches. Snow plows are treating roads and IDOT urges drivers to be aware of changing road...
OSF Healthcare has announced a new masking requirement for all employees, patients and visitors. Officials cite an increase in respiratory illnesses like COVID-19, influenza and RSV as the reason. The health system is also...
Kankakee Police report two people dead and at least five others injured following a house party shooting early New Year's Day. It happened on the city’[s east side, on the 1800-block of Pierson Parkway.
Anyone with info is asked...
Paxton Police are working with the Ford County Sheriff department investigating a reported armed robbery at a Paxton liquor store Friday. Police are looking for details after two suspects robbed Paxton Variety...
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is monitoring a large event of waterfowl mortality at numerous locations throughout Illinois. Test results received so far indicate bird flu is the cause. Members of the public are...
An Illinois State Trooper killed in the line-of-duty will be laid to rest later this week. Trooper Clay Carns of Orland Park was hit and killed by a driver who violated Scott’s Law.
Carns died at an area hospital after he was...
Illinois State Police announces the agency will conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols. Troopers will focus on area counties, including Vermilion, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston and Kankakee. The enforcement patrols...
A truck driver was killed and a 15-year-old boy seriously injured when two semi-tractor trailers crashed into each other Tuesday morning near Grant Park in Kankakee County.
Illinois State Police reported a truck driver lost...
Illinois State Police arrested 69-year-old John Fleet of Wilmington, IL for Scott’s Law (Class 4 Felony) after a fatal crash -- involving Trooper Clay M. Carns.
At a press conference, it was explained that Trooper Carns observed...
