The Newton County Sheriff’s Department held a swearing-in ceremony for members of its reserve division on Friday, Dec. 19.

Meteorologists are expecting 45 to 55 mph winds overnight into Monday in the Chicago area. Temps could also drop overnight ...

From the passing of former Illinois Gov. George Ryan to county historian Jack Klasey, the Kankakee County community ...

Severe weather is moving through Central Illinois, and with it comes a stream of updates and photos/videos from viewers.

A Tornado Watch was issued in most of central Illinois and some parts of Indiana on Sunday. The National Weather Service said ...

Some Chicago area hospitals are at risk of significant flooding both in and around the buildings, according to new KFF Health News/Fathom models.

The second-largest county in the United States has established a permanent guaranteed basic income program after the success of a previous pilot version. The Cook County Board of Commissioners ...

The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office identified 63-year-old Todd Banks as the person whose body was recovered Saturday from the Kankakee River. Preliminary cause of death is drowning, with final cause ...

Officials say four people, including a 5-year-old child, were killed in a violent head-on crash in western Kankakee County on Thursday night. According to the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department, ...

Police respond to two overturned semis, slide-offs at Timothy Road and State Road Two slick roads all across the area are leading to slide-offs.St. Joseph County Police are responding to two ...

Four people, including a 5-year-old child, died in a head-on crash Thursday night 2 miles east and south of Reddick in western Kankakee County. All four were pronounced dead at the scene, according to ...

Illinois’ Democratic congressional delegation urged the state Legislature on Tuesday to consider implementing a new House map as both parties ramp up efforts to redraw congressional lines ahead of the ...