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Mayors contests, aldermanic races and a contested race for City Clerk are matters on the ballots today (Tuesday) in Kankakee.  The city's primary election welcomes voters.  Polls ar open 'til 7 pm. Incumbent Mayor...

The victim of a crash last Thursday morning on Interstate 74 in DeWitt County has been identified. 28-year-old Jordan Reinhart-Smith of LeRoy was pronounced dead at Carle Hospital in Urbana Friday morning. Champaign County...

The shooting death of a 29-year-old man Sunday afternoon is under investigation. Kankakee Police welcome any information the public may have about the incident. Detectives can be reached at 815-933-3311 or call Crime Stoppers at...

Reports of 10-plus police and fire departments assisted in searching for a man that left the scene of an accident in rural Dwight early Saturday. The man hasn’t been identified, but he was taken to a hospital after he was located...

Two Livingston County residents face drugs charges after police served a warrant in Forrest (Thursday). 30-year-old Jessica Croegaert and 62-year-old Steven Croegaert are charged with the Unlawful Possession of Heroin, Unlawful...

Another community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinic welcomes Iroquois County residents today (Monday) and again Tuesday at Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka.  The clinics run from 8 am – 5 pm. This...

Illinois could hit more than 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered soon. The latest data published by state public health officials Thursday showed 1,977,000 doses administered with a 7-day rolling average of 61,000...

Eleven-hundred doses of the COVID vaccine was welcome news for people in Ford County last week. The Ford County Public Health Department is partnering with Gibson Area Hospital in getting vaccines administered. The Health...

Six hundred people per day may be vaccinated every day on the Illinois State Fair Grounds. Health officials are partnering with the Illinois National Guard to provide more opportunity to get vaccinated for COVID. The Guard is now...

He served 50 years as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives. Today, longtime former speaker Mike Madigan has submitted his resignation. He plans to vacate his seat at the end of the month. Madigan was first elected in...