The person accused in the Tuesday shooting in Kankakee that left one man dead and the other with a non-life-threatening injury was ordered detained by a Kankakee County Circuit judge.
For the 43rd year the Elks of Oglesby Lodge #2360 has once again sponsored The Eighth Grade Ball.

The Princeton High School marching band recently visited Lincoln Elementary School to demonstrate to students how much fun it is to be part of the band.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, formally announced Friday $2 million in federal funds secured for the creation of retention ponds to the west of Dixon’s major economic development near Interstate 88.

The Princeton High School marching band recently visited Lincoln Elementary School to demonstrate to students how much fun it is to be part of the band.

The Dr. Joseph J. Hohner Scholarship Committee has awarded $59,200 in scholarships to 38 students for the 2026-2027 school year, with individual awards ranging from $600 to $5,000.
An infant who was found unresponsive at a Woodstock daycare Tuesday has died, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Mill Street dining has started downtown Utica. The road will be closed to traffic until late October.

From Capitol News Illinois: The Illinois Senate advanced a bill that would ensure students who commit sexually violent crimes can be expelled from school


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