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The East Central Illinois Community Action Agency begins accepting appointments Monday, October 3rd, for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Eligible households can apply by calling the offices in Gilman...

The Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program is coming to the aid of the Kankakee and Pembroke Township fire departments. The two departments will share $2.6 million in grant money. Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s office announced...

Former Kankakee Valley Park District executive director Roy Collins pleaded ‘not guilty’ Wednesday to two federal charges accusing him of fraud while he served as director. A December 6th trial date is set in U.S. District Court...

Village of Clifton maintenance employees will be flushing fire hydrants into early next week because they was unable to be complete the job earlier this year because of street improvements and water tower projects. Local...

The manager of the Subway Store in Hoopeston reported a burglary to Hoopeston Police Thursday. The store at 912 S. Dixie Highway was entered and money was stolen. The incident was reported Thursday morning. An investigation...

St. Anne Police and Kankakee County Sheriff’s Police are investigating a reported armed robbery at the Shell Gas Station in St. Anne Thursday night. An undisclosed amount of money was allegedly stolen in the incident. A woman was...

A four-year-old girl died of injuries from a crash Wednesday in Vermilion County. Kimberlie Davis of Williamsport, Indiana was identified as the victim. Coroner Peggy Johnson said the girl was strapped in a booster seat in the...

It’s the first day for Early Voting in advance of the November 8th General Election. And activity is likely picking up at election offices. Iroquois County Clerk Lisa Fancher said her office staff has been busy preparing for...

An 86-year-old Forest woman died in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon.  Dorothy Trainor was pronounced dead at the scene.  The westbound car the woman was driving on 1100 N in Pleasant Ridge Township had stoppped...

Iroquois County voters are urged to learn about the value of a public safety tax and how the money generated from a proposed quarter-cent tax will enhance the good of the county. Voters November 8 are being asked to support a...