Flags across IL ordered to 1/2 staff The state of Illinois is paying tribute to former Vice President Dick Cheney. Cheney died this week at the age of 84 due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. Illinois is honoring him by flying Flags at half staff throughout the state until sunset on Nove...

Madgian appeals conviction Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is appealing his conviction on federal corruption charges. Madigan's attorneys claim prosecutors flouted recent Supreme Court rulings reining in the use of the bribery and fraud statutes and stretched the laws "past their breaking points.&qu...

Bradley Police arrests Kempton man Bradley Police report the arrest of a Kempton man after he allegedly threatened Police. According to reports, it was just after 11 Friday night when officers on patrol noticed what appeared to be an argument outside an establishment on West Broadway. A witness told police there was an...

Notable Night Sky News Let's find out now what's going on overhead this week. With our Notable Night Sky News, here's Madeline Shepley, Astronomy Professor and Director of the Strickler Planetarium at Olivet. Body found in river Local authorities say they don't know the identity of a man pulled from the Kankakee River ...

Multiple fatalities reported from Thursday night crash There are reports of a fatal crash in far western Kankakee County overnight. According to reports, it was about 10 last night when two cars collided near Reddick. It appears both cars burst into flame and according to reports there were no survivors. The names of t...