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A mobile home fire in Dwight Tuesday injured one person and a dog died. Dwight firefighters were alerted to the Creek Ridge Mobile Home Park on Spencer Street. Responders found heavy smoke and flames coming from...

The Red Cross welcomes visitors today at the Annex on Newtowne Drive in Bourbonnais.  A blood drive runs from Noon until 6 pm.  Walk-Ins are welcome.  The Annex also hosting a blood drive next Thursday, June 25...

Onarga residents are advised to boil their water until further notice.  The Boil Order was issued Wednesday evening for W. Seiminary Avenue from Ash to Pine Streets. 94.1 WGFA 
The Manteno Golf Course was victimized over the weekend. Ten golf carts were stolen. Kankakee County Sheriffs police are asking for the public’s help. Anyone with info is asked to call Crimestoppers 815-93-Crime. Video...

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...

Iroquois County > 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...