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Lake County, IL Cold Case: Woman Charged in Newborn’s Grocery Store Death After 25 Years

Round Lake Beach, IL – Nearly 25 years after a newborn infant was found dead in a bag behind a grocery store, a Lake County woman has been arrested...

Hobart, IN Crash Today: Vehicle Slams Into Home on Joliet Street

Hobart, IN – Emergency crews are responding to a vehicle that crashed into a home in Hobart, prompting...

Joliet, IL Barn Fire Destroys Vacant Structure Saturday Afternoon

Joliet, IL – A large vacant barn was destroyed in a Saturday afternoon fire, but firefighters were able...

Lake County, IL Route 60 Motorcycle Crash Kills Mundelein Man

Mettawa, IL – A 43-year-old Mundelein man was killed Monday night after his motorcycle collided with an SUV...

Indiana Fireworks Show Malfunction Triggers Early Explosion, No Injuries

Highland, IN – A fireworks display in northwest Indiana was briefly interrupted after an equipment malfunction caused an...

NEW RECORD: Kankakee County flies past 750 cases, 82 including four children on Monday

Kankakee County Health Department officials announced a record number of cases recorded in a 24-hour window, with 82 new cases reported Monday.  There are now...

Quincy Bar “putting the entire region’s economy at risk” says Governor

Monday afternoon, Governor Pritzker addressed a restaurant and bar reopening in Quincy on Monday, defying the Governor’s stay-at-home order. The Scoreboard in Quincy located...

Illinois nears 80,000 COVID-19 cases, announces 54 deaths Monday

Illinois is closing in on 80,000 total COVID-19 cases.  Illinois Department of Public Health officials announced 1,266 new cases on Monday, including an additional 54...

OUTBREAK: 40 cases of COVID-19 now at Manteno Veterans Home

Developing Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ezike updated the Veterans Home statistics earlier this afternoon.  Of those, Manteno Veterans Home is now reporting...

Virtual graduation for Kankakee Community College students May 15th

Kankakee Community College announced plans for a virtual presentation for this year’s graduation class on Monday.  The presentation will take place on Friday, May...

Illinois Governor’s staff member tests positive for COVID-19, is asymptomatic

Governor J.B. Pritzker reported through his social media on Monday morning a member of his senior staff tested positive for COVID-19.  The staff member...
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