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Illinois State Police Investigators are investigating the death of a Hoopeston man who died after suffering an apparent medical incident at Iroquois County jail. It happened Wednesday night.  The 32-year-old later died after...

When schools let out for summer and families set off on vacation, the American Red Cross typically sees a decline in donors, which can impact patient care. It’s critically important that donors make an appointment to give now...

East Central Illinois Community Action Agency (ECICAA), invites the community to check out its health fair tomorrow (Friday).  The event is at the Trinity Church in Watseka, beginning at 11 am. The Walk Thru HEALTH &amp...

An officer involved shooting in Newton County, IN is under investigation.  It involved a prisoner who was being transported from the Iroquois County Jail in Watseka to the Newton County Jail in Kentland.  The prisoner...

President Biden is keeping the focus on efforts to curb soaring inflation. Visiting the family farm of Jeff O’Connor in Kankakee County, Biden noted ongoing supply chain bottlenecks that grew out of the COVID pandemic. Meantime...

A report out of Newton County, IN Wednesday, Sheriff's Polcie were looking for am inmate who escaped from a transport van.  Local citizens in Knetland were advised to be on the look-out and lock their doors.  The inmate...

 40-year-old Rodolfo Luna of Dwight  was sentenced to prison in a Livingston County case. Luna was convicted of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault and 2-counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse.  Records show he...

Watseka Police report the arrest of a 64-year-old local man for the aggravated battery of a child.  64-year-old Allan Thompson is jailed on a $100,000 bond.  His arrest Tuesday came after a week-long investigation by...

Very warm temperatures will peak in the 89 to 93 degree range this afternoon across inland areas of northern Illinois and northwest Indiana. Combined with a humid air mass, heat index readings will peak in the upper 90s with even...

Retired U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson died Monday night at his Urbana home. He was 75. A 50-year political career began when he was first elected to the Urbana City Council in 1971. Johnson was a member of the Illinois House of...