Kankakee Police found themselves involved in a foot pursuit after a traffic stop (Sunday) on West Merchant Street. 33-year-old Marcus Thomas of Chicago was arrested on weapons and drug charges after fleeing from a vehicle police...
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Ashkum
6/16/2020: 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Ashkum Coliseum, 117 E Main St
6/16/2020: 2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Ashkum Coliseum, 117 E Main St
Cissna Park
7/8/2020: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., American Legion, 124 South...
A woman has been identified after she was found dead in a ditch on June 3rd along Newton County Road 600 East south of State Road 10. The Newton County Coroner's Officer along with the Newton County Sheriff's Office and ISP...
The IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament Finals are headed back to Champaign. The Illinois High School Association announced Monday that the tournament will be returning to what is now known as the State Farm Center. It was previously...
A handful of fire departments responded to a rural pole barn fire Friday, which rekindled later. The rural Crescent City location triggered a box alarm immediately. Crescent Fire Chief Scott Dirks said the pole barn was already...
The Illinois and Du Quoin State Fairs have been canceled this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
“The Illinois and Du Quoin State Fairs have been some of my favorite opportunities to celebrate our agricultural...
Work on the Canadian National (CN) Railroad Bridge on West River Street in Kankakee is scheduled to begin Monday morning, June 15. The work is expected to continue 2-3 weeks depending on the weather. A posted detour, with...
The Iroquois Mental Health Center is back open offering services at its main locations -- Watseka, Kankakee and Manteno. The re-opening was effective Monday, June 8.
Executive Director Dr. Dennis Hopkins said "our staff has been...
Justice Thomas L. Kilbride and the Illinois Supreme Court announced (Wednesday) the appointment of Associate Judge Michael Sabol as a resident circuit judge of Iroquois County in the 21st Judicial Circuit. The circuit includes...
Country music singer Garth Brooks is putting on an ‘on-screen only’ concert to be shown at hundreds of drive-ins. The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In Theatre at Gibson City is included. Drive-In theatres across the U.S. and Canada...
