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The WCHS Marching Warriors are wrapping another successful season of prep competition. And – THE PUBLIC CAN SHOW SUPPORT THIS THURSDAY 10/23 --- A Community Appreciation Performance is set for 7:30 pm at the Watseka High School...

An abandoned house fire in Kankakee early today (Tuesday). The call was to 490 S. Greenwood, a multiple unit building. No one was in the building. Kankakee Fire reported heavy fire presence on arrival. Fire’s cause is under...

A semi-truck fire closed a part of Interstate 57 near Chebanse Monday.  The closure was short-lived.  The debris was cleared quickly and traffic was moving again within about two hours.  It was about 5:40 pm when...

Iroquois County officials and the State Fire Marshal continue the investigation of a now-fatal Milford house fire. Last Thursday night’s fire call to a two-story house fire at 208 N. Grant Street is now also, a death...

A Grundy County 'No Kings' protest attracted an estimated 200 people in Morris Saturday.  The Grundy LaSalle Indivisible group called it a show of support.  One of the organizers, Marsha Walter, said "we're all...

                 President Trump Escalates Authoritarian Power Grabs; Over 7 Million Americans Mobilize for Democracy  (Saturday), local residents in Kankakee joined...

Sunny, cooler conditions in store this week.  The weekend rain was enough to have burn bans lifted by officials in several area counties.  All burning was prohibited by fire officials as a precaution against field fires...

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that Illinois 17 at the Union Pacific railroad crossing in Dwight will be closed for repairs beginning at 7 am on Wednesday, October 22. The work is expected to take five days...

A Thursday night house fire in Milford is under investigation. A 2-story house, occupied by two persons, was fully involved when Milford Fire personnel arrived at 208 N. Grant Street. One person was injured. The structure is a...

Kankakee police arrested three people and recovered weapons from a Kankakee home Wednesday.  The Daily-Journal reported a search warrant was executed during an earlier investigation at a residence in the 600 block of South...