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….Emergency Responders are Victims   Two professional emergency response people became are victims of severe weather in Iroquois County Sunday.  No injuries have been reported, but  structural damage was widespread...

    … Committee Proposal Continues Elected Officers Salary Freeze A governmental push to inform citizens of what’s going on with their government finds Iroquois County trying to do just that. County business...

  Kankakee Police report rival gangs gunfire continued an "ongoing feud" Thursday afternoon. An exchange of gunfire on Kankakee's east side triggered another investigation.  Police...

Entertainer to have heart surgery race weekend - Actor and entertainer Jim Nabors will not be attending the Indy 500 this year but don't worry, he'll still be singing "Back Home Again in Indiana." A film crew will be...

KEMPTON — Authorities continue to investigate the cause of a fire last Saturday that claimed the life of a 50-year-old Kempton man. The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office, the Ford County Sheriff’s Office and the State Fire...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Senate President John Cullerton agreed Wednesday to end a century-old policy of letting Illinois legislators hand out college tuition waivers to their constituents, and a Senate panel quickly approved...

Springfield, IL…On Tuesday, members of the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) voting in support of keeping Dwight Correctional Center open.  State Representative Jason Barickman (R-Champaign)...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- An Illinois legislative commission opposes Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to close two prisons and a center for people with developmental disabilities. The Commission on Government Forecasting and...

The Vermilion County State’s Attorney’s Office is reviewing charges brought against a Hoopeston man for an alleged sword attack. Police in Hoopeston arrested a man who authorities say attacked some citizens with a samurai...

A1-year-old Kankakee man was killed in  a weekend accident on Illinois Route 17 near Reddick. Michael Blakeney was identified as the victim.  Livingston County Coroner Michael Burke said the accident occurred around 7:10 pm...