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The Iroquois Memorial Hospital is the recipient of a generous grant proving a fire safety update at the Watseka hospital. The Knapp Burns Foundation has donated $10,000 for the installation of a new fire alarm panel. The...

The law enforcement community says trick-or-treating is being allowed in several towns on Halloween. However, everyone is urged to follow the recommended state guidelines in order to keep everyone safe. Most Trick-or-treating...

The Kankakee Branch of the NAACP welcomes the public to hear from legislative candidates (Tuesday) at the Kankakee Public Library. The 5:30 pm event will feature candidates for the 79th District House seat and the Senate seat for...

Fatal crashes along I-65 in Indiana have all too common of late.  Transportation officials and State Police are again advising drivers to buckle up.  A third crash in the past week in northwest Indiana claimed a life...

A two-vehicle accident a week ago (Monday) in Iroquois County resulted in one driver ticketed for failure to yield.  44-year-old Blake Clifton of Perkins (OK) was westbound on County Road 100 N.  Sheriff's Police report...

Damage was estimated at $20,000 after a residential fire in Kankakee Sunday afternoon.  Firefighters were called to the 300-bock of N. Harrsison Avenue about 1:30.  Fire Chief Damon Schuldt reported damage to a...

The Iroquois County Republican Central Committee is formally recommending a vote of non-retention for Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride of the 3rd Judicial District. Justice Kilbride is up for retention on the...

Satia Thomas of St. Anne is the best !  Maybe the best ever, when it comes to the Accuplacer Test administered by Kankakee Community College.  Satia is a junior student in the Medical Terminology Course at the Kankakee...

Danville Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man last night. The 19-year-old victim was shot near Douglas Park. Police found the man about 8 pm. He was lying in the middle of Florida Street. He was pronounced dead at...

A suburban firefighter's death is under investigation follwing an apparent accident during a dive-traning exercise at Haigh Quarry in Kankakee.  29-year-old Dylan Cunningham passed away at Northwestern Memoral Hospital in...