Karl R. Fritzgerald, 49, of Bradley spent Thursday night at the Jerome Combs Detention Center after Bradley Police arrested him on alleged charges of Grooming, Solicitation to Meet a Child and Distribution of Harmful Materials to a Child on Thursday afternoon.

An estimated two thousand children attended the festival to play free games run by local businesses and organizations and take part in the trunk-or-treat. The vendor market was packed, the petting zoo was a hit, and people got a little surprise with the Star Wars 501st showing up for the day in full movie quality costumes. The turnout overall was amazing, as was a glowing response from the community.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A number of Illinois state parks, fish and wildlife areas, conservation areas and recreation areas will be open to youth waterfowl hunting during the 2019 Youth Waterfowl Hunting Seasons, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced today. Federal sites that fall under the IDNR waterfowl administrative rule that will be open for the youth hunts also are listed below.

A member of the staff at BBCHS informed Dr. Scott Wakeley, the District Superintendent of BBCHS, that an employee had an inappropriate conversation with...

The school reports they’ve been in contact with the student's parents, school resource officer, Bradley Police Department and DCFS throughout the incident.

Kankakee – Investigators are on the lookout for a missing child this afternoon. Police say 11-year-old Iyanique Williamson was last seen earlier this morning by her grandmother going to school from Birch and Dearborn in Kankakee.