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A trial date has been set for the 59-year-old Watseka woman accused of official misconduct when she was administrator for the Iroquois County Public Health Department. The Ford County Chronicle report...

Valentine's Day is Saturday and that means plenty of romance scams and warnings about them. The scammers lead the victims into fake romantic relationships online and then convince them to invest money...

During Wednesday morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Criminal Justice Committee, 21st Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Bill Dickenson gave an update on planned renovations to the Court House....

During Wednesday morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Criminal Justice Committee, County Sheriff Mike Downey noted another issue with the SAFE-T Act's pre-trial release mandates. Downey no...

Registration is underway for United Way's upcoming "2026 Women United Breakfast". The United Way's Development Manager Melina Pizano has more. Tickets are available at myunitedway.org.

An off-duty Watseka Firefighter has died. According to a Facebook post from the Watseka Fire Department, Dakota Schroeder passed away today after a battle with brain cancer. Schroeder dedicated over s...

Another of those Secret Food Pantry mobile pop-up events is scheduled for the Village of Bourbonnais today. This one runs from 11 until noon at the location on Briarcliff Lane. Organizers of the event...

Jasper County Indiana Sheriff's Police report the arrest of a Wheatfield man on drug charges. In a Facebook post, Jasper County Deputies say they saw 47-year-old William S. Johnson of Wheatfield sitti...

The Indiana man accused in the murder of 30-year-old Courtney Drysdale in rural Momence last week appeared in Kankakee County Court for the first time today. 47-year-old Julius E. Burkes Junior appear...

A traffic stop Monday evening netted Kankakee City Police a drug arrest. According to reports, just before 7:30 last night, officers stopped an SUV in the 600 block of East Chestnut for a traffic viol...