Local Headlines

DIXON – A fire in rural Dixon has claimed six lives early Tuesday morning. According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, a call came in just after midnight for a home in the 200 block of North Miami Drive for smoke in the basement. Eight area fire departments responded to the home, ...Read more

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A Coal City man has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the shooting death of a bartender who went missing. Jeremy Boshears, 32, of Coal City appeared on video in Will County court Monday morning. His attorney entered the not guilty plea and said he planned to file ...Read more

DWIGHT – A man in a wheelchair has died after a garage explosion in Dwight Saturday evening. According to the Grundy County Coroner’s office, 53 year-old Donald Henrich was in his garage working with an acetylene tank when what was originally reported as an explosion occurred followed ...Read more

JOLIET – A Coal City man has been arrested and charged with concealing a homicidal death in the investigation into the murder of Kaityln Kearns. Kearns was reported missing Tuesday after being last seen early Monday at a bar in Joliet where she was a bartender.  Detectives located her ...Read more

STREATOR – The Illinois Department of Public Health has approved the OSF HealthCare Freestanding Emergency Center in Streator to handle an increased number of Advanced Life Support ambulances. The announcement was made during a news conference Friday Morning. The center will begin accepting ...Read more

STREATOR – An Essex Illinois man was killed when a semi tractor trailer and a box truck collided on US Route 23 north of Grand Ridge Friday morning.  37-year old Dustin W. Webster was pronounced dead at the scene by the LaSalle County Coroner’s Office. The road was closed for over ...Read more

DEKALB – A two year old is dead and a DeKalb woman has been arrested after allegedly slamming the childs head into a hardwood floor last Friday. On November 10th the DeKalb Police Department were notified that a child had sustained a severe brain injury under suspicious circumstances. ...Read more

LELAND – A collision near Leland has left one person dead and six injured. Around 6:30 AM Wednesday Leland, Somonauk, Sheridan and Earlville EMS were called to the intersection of US Route 34 and East 1950th Road for a two vehicle rollover accident with entrapment. According to the ...Read more

OTTAWA – The first weekend of firearm season for deer is coming, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources would like to remind hunters to be on the lookout for diseased animals. The split season begins this Friday and goes through Sunday and concludes on Thursday, November 30th ...Read more