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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...

Bourbonnais Chocolate Tour Proceeds Break $10,000

Bourbonnais, IL – The Village of Bourbonnais and Bourbonnais Township Park District welcomed the sold-out Chocolate Tour on Saturday, February 1, 2020. 350 participants...

Reporter breaks sister’s COVID-19 requested anonymity on “self imposed” Naperville quarantine, tweets pics

In a tweet earlier today, Baltimore Reporter Katelyn Haas (CBS) broke her own sister’s request at anonymity while posting photos of her quarantined “bed...

Semi blocks I-57 in late night crash near Chebanse

A commercial vehicle wreck late night ended with I-57 being blocked for several hours by a semi tractor trailer near Chebanse. The Semi suffered significant damage that...

County Board approves agreement with KDC for new “Hub” mural in Downtown Kankakee

The Kankakee County Board unanimously agreed Tuesday morning to enter into an agreement with the Kankakee Development Corporation (KDC) for a new mural at...

New Lenox Fire Protection District Requesting Vehicle Donations for Training

“We are looking for cars, SUVs, trucks or vans,” said NLFPD Training Officer, Lieutenant Brian Applegate. “The donated vehicles really help us out by allowing us to train and refresh our skills when using our extrication tools, as well as practicing new techniques on vehicle stabilization.”

Kankakee Community College, Olivet, area schools release statements on COVID-19

On Thursday, Olivet Nazarene University’s Emergency Management Team requested self-quarantine measures to students and staff that travel overseas during spring break to countries currently under the CDC Level 3 advisory.
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