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Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 5 Commander Capt. Tim Sweeney, announces the ISP will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston, and McLean Counties on October 4th, 25th...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias filed administrative rules that would increase the age at which a driver is required to pass a driving test when they renew their license, raising it from 75 to 79. The rules –...

A motor home was involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Newton County, Indiana Thursday leaving a Lake Village woman dead and her husband seriously injured.  The 73-year-old woman killed has not been identified.  Her...

The Vermilion County Health Department has appointed a new public health administrator.  Dr. Prince Danso Odei comes from the Florida Department of Health, where he was an administrator and Disease Prevention & Control...

A native of Covington, IN is the new administrator for the Ford County Public Health Department.  49-year-old Donald Gill is on the job.  He replaces former administrator Lana Sample, who left the area for a new public...

Mrs. Jean Hiles was honored last weekend with the honor of 2023 UWF Woman-of-the-Year.  Hiles earned the United Women in Faith Woman of the Year recognition for the Iroquois River District of the United Methodist...

Local and area blood drives are scheduled in a 3-county area.  The American red Cross reports its in need of all blood types.  Livingston County --  donors can visit the Fairbury First Inited Church Wednesday...

Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division, along with the Newton County Sheriff's Office, conducted a traffic enforcement blitz in Newton County (last Wednesday). This is the second traffic blitz in the last...

A probable cause search of a vehicle in Iroquois County led to the arrests of two people from Kankakee County.  Sheriff's Police stopped a vehicle driven by 43-year-old Jeremy Garrison of Bourbonnais.  43-year-old...

The Illinois State Police will continue conducting Distracted Driving Enforcement patrols next month. This program allows ISP to focus on distracted driving laws to prevent traffic deaths and serious injury crashes. Safety...