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Slick road conditions still posing travel concerns today.  Motorists need to allow extra time, slow it down, buckle up and make room for snow plow operators.  More snow and scattered snow showers will continue thru much...

It's been a mild winter so far for Illinois, but now, a winter storm is bringing things back to reality. The weather system moving through the state Tuesday night brought wet, heavy snow to most parts of the state. Iroquois and...

An Iroquois County man is under arrest and facing extradition to Alabama where he faces numerous felony charges for sex crimes against children. Iroquois County Sheriff’s officials said 30-year-old Brenden Noel of Danforth was...

The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department reports a hit-and-run victim has died of injuries sustained earlier this month in Pembroke Township. The un-identified 46-year-old man was struck by a vehicle January 6. He died last week...

40-year-old Jeffrey Cole of Bourbonnais was handed a 12-year prison sentence for a June 2020 case in which he was accused of using a firearm in a road-rage incident in Bradley. The Daily-Journal reported Cole was charged with...

Elected officials joined Nicor Gas officials at a ribbon-cutting event in Pembroke Township Monday. Local leaders and community folks were also in attendance for the community’s vision toward the future. Nicor Gas is delivering...

Streator Police requested the Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) to investigate an officer involved shooting incident. It happened at a park in Streator (Monday). An alleged assailant is in...

                                     Nearly half of all home heating fires occurred in December, January, and February Illinoisans...

Three fire departments responded to a house fire north of Otterbein Saturday morning. Benton County emergency responders answered the call to South County Road 1200 East around 5 am. Sheriff John Cox reported the fire...

A Danforth family is trying to rebound from a weekend fire that destroyed their home. The Red Cross and community organizations are collecting household items and clothing for the family of Michael Kietzmann, Tracey York and...