Bradley police reported (Monday) the investigation of what's believed to have been a murder-suicide. Officers responded to a call at a residence in the 200-block of of S. P:rairie Avenue just before 6 am. Police...
30-year-old Tyler Webb of Fairbury could be sentenced to 180 years in prison. He'll be sentenced in August after a Livington County jury convicted him (Friday) of 3-counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault. The...
Starting Tuesday, Illinois’ gas tax will rise to 48.3 cents per gallon. According to the Illinois Policy Institute, the tax hike will cost drivers an average of $143 per year. Combined with federal and local fuel taxes, the...
Jurors will be allowed to hear testimony about Dee Ann Schippert’s alleged gambling when her case goes to trial. Kankakee County Judge Bill Dickenson ruled against a defense motion to prohibit such gambling evidence; the motion...
Inestigators are still trying to determine the cause of what's believed to have been a 2-vehicle head-on crash near Ludlow that left three people dead. Champaign County Sheriff's Police investigated at County Road 3500 N in...
A 97-year-old Memphis, TN woman died in a 2-vehicle traffic accident in Iroquois County Tuesday. Mattie Robertson was northbound approaching a construction zone on I-57 when she changed lanes to avoid a...
The Vermilion County Fair & Expo crowned its new queen Wednesday evening. Lilly Meeker of Westville is the 2025 Queen, besting a field of 13 contestants. Miss Meeker will reign over the fair the rest of this week and...
A truck driver was seriously injured this (Thurs) morning on southbound I-57 at the exit-312 marker. Kankakee Fire responded to an accident around 6 am. The semi and trailer was found on fire, the driver trapped. Reports...
Watseka’s July 4th Parade will feature two young coloring contest winners as the 2025 Lil Mr & Miss Firecracker. The two winners will ride in the Independence Day Parade, sponsored by the City of Watseka.
Oaklyn Crouch of...
