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Livingston County, IL – Early Morning Truck Stop Shooting Hospitalizes One

Dwight, IL - An early morning altercation at the Love’s Truck Stop escalated into gunfire, leaving one individual hospitalized Thursday.  The Dwight Police Department reported that the incident occurred just...

Quack-tastic Rescue: Mokena Police Save Ducklings from a Sticky Situation at Meijer

Mokena, IL - A group of eight ducklings found themselves in a bit of a jam on Monday...

Suicidal Individual Found Safe After Late-Night Search in Kankakee County

Limestone, IL - Emergency teams successfully concluded a late-night search for a suicidal individual reported missing late Tuesday...

Manteno, IL – Kankakee County Awarded $2.9 Million IDOT Grant for Highway 9 Overhaul Ahead of EV Plant Opening

Manteno, IL - Kankakee County has been awarded a $2.9 million grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation...

Lockport Man, Felon, Charged with Attempted Murder in Reported Racially Modivated Shooting 

Lockport Township, IL - John P. Shadbar, 70, of Lockport Township, has been charged with attempted first degree...

Local Officials Celebrate Houbolt Bridge Groundbreaking

JOLIET – After more than a decade of discussions, local officials gathered on July 20 to officially break ground on the Houbolt Bridge, part...

Study: Legal cannabis boosts home values

(The Center Square) – Home values got a boost in states that allow recreational cannabis use. A new report from Clever Real Estate found states that had...

State ‘strongly encourages’ public, private colleges to require students to get COVID-19 vaccine

SPRINGFIELD – The state’s higher education agencies released updated COVID-19 guidance Monday encouraging all public and private higher education institutions in Illinois to issue mandatory vaccine...

Pritzker, Stratton announce reelection bid

SPRINGFIELD – Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker announced Monday he will seek a second term, joined once again by Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton as a...

Man dies after shot multiple times outside of VFW Hall in Joliet

JOLIET – A man has died of multiple gunshot wounds after an incident in the parking lot of the Cantigny Post 367 VFW Hall. According...

Hundreds of gallons of gasoline spill in Iroquois County after third party damage to Marathon Pipe Line

IROQUOIS COUNTY – Marathon Pipe Line shut down a damaged pipeline in the area this week after it released over 1200 gallons of gasoline. The information...
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