Local News
An early-morning crash (Monday) left three people dead, including a three-month-old child. Details come from Illinois State Police. It was a single-vehicle crash just after 12:30 in the morning on Illinois Route 50, south of the...

Sunshine this week but windy conditions.  Temps expected to clmb from the 50's Monday to the upper 60's and 70's by the weekend.  Winds however will reach 30-40 mph.  Fire officials again asking people to avoid...

Iroquois County Sheriff's Police (Friday) arrested 76-year-old Edward W. Dill of Gilman for Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child and Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse.  The charges follow an investigation into...

A 29-year-old Man is under arrest for the murder of a Kankakee woman who's body was found this week in the Soldier Creek Tunnel on North East Street.  Elijah Herrell is charged in the death of 49-year-old Ruth...

Ten of 11 Regions will Operate Under Resurgence Mitigation Framework; Administration Prioritizes Support for Small Businesses Under Additional Mitigations      Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of...

The positivity rate for COVID-19 just keeps on climbing upward for Illinois’ Region 7, the Kankakee and Will County area. Today’s (Friday) reading hit 10.5%. The COVID Region 7 positivity rate has been showing a steady climb, in...

As Election Day nears, Illinois State Police has been taking steps to ensure public safety during and after the election. Director Brendan Kelly said along with the state Department of Homeland Security and the Illinois National...

Young trick-or-treaters will be out and about in many communities this weekend, most will be skipping door-to-door Saturday. Safety is always the main priority for the Halloween fun. Cap’t Shannon Cothran of the Newton County...

Tony La Russa — the 76-year-old Hall of Famer — ha been named the new Chicago White Sox manager The White Sox stunned the baseball world Thursday, announcing the hiring of Tony La Russa as their new manager. It’s a blast from...

A body found Wednesday morning in Kankakee is identified as 49-year-old Ruth Collins.  The Kankakee woman had been reported mising October 1.  The County Coroner's Office identified the body Thursday.  Kankakee...