Local News

A 12-year-old boy escaped serious injury Wednesday evening when he was involved in a colission between his bicycle and a car.  Watseka Police report the boy was eastbound in the 1000-block of E. Walnut Street at 7:15.&nbsp...

                    Kankakee / Iroquois County Back-to-School Fair Registration Now Open The annual Back to School Fair serving...

If you didn’t file your state and federal income taxes on the initial deadline of April 15, the extended deadline is coming up next week. July 15 is the new deadline for both the state and federal filings. The date was moved...

Iroquois Memorial Hospice has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a “Superior Performer” for achieving an overall caregiver and family satisfaction score that ranked in the top 20% of all eligible SHP...

People in Paxton are asking everyone to re-examine white privilige.  Dozens of people participated last night in an End White Silence rally. Those attending gathered outside City Hall to speak and handout pamphlets on the...

                            The newly renovated space provides improved safety and privacy for...

The Dwight Police Department reports the arrest of 33-year-old Johnathan Bachand of Dwight. He’s alleged to have left his vehicle abandoned on a railroad track (6/24). Officers were dispatched to Route 66 at Lion’s Lake...

Public Health officials reported a single new case of coronavirus in both Iroquois and Ford County yesterday.  Iroquois County's case was a male in his 80's.  Ford County reported a woman in her 20's.  Ford County...

Hoopeston Police were called to a retail outlet on N. Dixie Highway Tuesday afternoon where fake money surfaced. 51-year-old Antonietta Spina of Milford had attempted to pass a phony $100 dollar bill. Spina was arrested for...

A business owner in Manteno alerted local police to some suspicious activity, leading to the arrest of a Chebanse woman Monday. 34-year-old Toni White allegedly tried to pass a phony $20 dollar bill. Manteno Police report the...