The Kankakee County GOP has new leadership. In a Facebook post, county Republicans say they convened their bi-annual county convention April 15th and held elections for the upcoming term. Eric Cavender was voted chair, Sandy Cianci vice chair. Mary "Elizabeth" Provost was voted Secretary and Colton Ekhoff was...

Bradley Police report a gun arrest. According to reports, it was just after 10 Saturday night when officers were called to a home in the 300 block of North Forest Avenue for an incident of shots fired. When they got there, officers say they spoke to 28-year-old Nicholas O Baker who told them he'd shot a raccoon. Witnes...

The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes touched down in Newton County Indiana last Friday night. Reports say an EF-2 tornado touched down near the Illinois/Indiana border in rural Newton County. The other, an EF-1 hit near Kentland, taking the roof off a restaurant and knocking over a semi. The Weather...

Good news if you've been concerned about the health of the pond in front of the Bourbonnais Municipal Center. During last night's Village Board meeting, it was announced work will start soon to clean up the pond. Village Public Works Director Terry Memenga The dredging work is expected to start sometime in the next mon...