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A Mahomet man is jailed in Champaign County charged in the fatal crash involving a bicyclist on Sunday, Octoner 11. State Police investigators Wednesday arrested 41-year-old Robert O'Malley.He's jailed on a $500,000...

A 23-year-old Dyer, IN man was jailed in Jasper County following his arrest by Indiana State Police (Wednesday).  Kevin Calderone is charged wth Resisting Law Enforcement and Reckless Driving.  He led troopers on a...

Coroner Duane Northrup is releasing information regarding a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Route 45, north of Thomasboro, in Rantoul Township Wednesday night. It was a head-on crash on Route 45 near 2700 N. in...

A maled in his 80's is the latest person to die from COVID-19 in Livingston County. Twenty more residents of Livingston County and eight inmates at Pontiac Correctional Center have tested positive for the virus. The Illinois...

Illinois State Police and the Champaign County Coroner’s Office are investigating a head-on crash that killed two drivers and injured one of the passengers Wednesday night near Thomasboro. An Urbana man and a Rantoul woman are...

A study shows fewer students are enrolling in community colleges across the state when compared to last year. Data from the Illinois Community College Board shows combined enrollment down 13.7 percent from one year ago. 234,132...

Ford and Vermilion County health officials are each reporting two more Coronavirus deaths.  A man and a woman in their 70's passed away in Vermilion County. The Health Department also said 11 people have died of the...

The jury is expected to deliberate today (Thurs) in the murder trial of Rhett Martin in Benton County, IN. Closing arguments were likely after four people testified on day three of the trial yesterday (Wed Martin is accused of...

Two more regions in Illinois will be placed under strict mitigations because of rising coronavirus cases.  Region 7 of Governor Pritzker's Restore Illinois Plan includes Kankakee, Will,  Kane and DuPage counties.&nbsp...

Sealed bids for the new water tower project in Loda will be opened next month. A November 10 meeting is set at the Village Hall to review the applicants for the project. A contract may be awarded the following day at the Board’s...