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Sixty-four year-old Larry Dean Gibbs is facing a prison term having been convicted of filing false tax returns for three years.  Gibbs will be sentenced July 17 in U.S. Federal Court in Urbana.  Prosecutors presented...

Rainfall amounts exceed one-inch in several area communities today. Overnight rain left roads ponding. Motorists are advised to be aware of changing road conditions. More rain and thunderstorms are likely this afternoon. A wind...

The National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences has awarded the Kankakee Community College Medical Laboratory Technician associate degree program continued accreditation until 2029. Seeking accreditation is...

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that Interstate 55 at the Illinois 17 interchange in Dwight will be closed for four consecutive nights beginning tonight. The closures run from tonight through Thursday. The...

Two people were killed Thursday near the Kankakee-Will County line when a vehicle and a pickup truck collided. Illinois State Police investigated at Illinois Route 50 and Kankakee County Road 12,000 N. 53-year-old Lisa Doan of...

A faulty electrical unit is blamed for a structure fie in Kankakee Thursday afternoon.   An electrical fire was found in a wall at 479 N. Industrial Avenue.  Fire Chief Bryan LaRoche said no one was injured but...

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that Interstate 55 at the Illinois 17 interchange in Dwight will be closed for four consecutive nights beginning Monday. The closures eun from Monday, April 1, through Thursday...

                                U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly delivers for east-central Illinois U.S. Representative Robin Kelly announced the...

                        Motorists urged to practice safety during Distracted Driving Awareness Month – April 2024 Law enforcement agencies are increasing efforts to...

Shawn Poppie has been named the eighth head woman's basketball coach at Clemson University.  Poppie is a Crescent City native from Iroquois County..  He departs from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he...