Kankakee

WASHINGTON -- Nearly two years ago, President Obama signed into law a "fair sentencing" act to reduce the long prison terms meted out to people who were caught with small amounts of crack cocaine. But the law did not make clear whether it should apply...

The worst snow this season hit the area about 10:30 p.m., and accumulations of between 3 and 5 inches have been reported across the region, weather officials said.   About 4.7 inches of snow accumulated near Midway Airport as of 8:40 p.m., said Jamie...

EMINGTON, Ill. -- This tiny central Illinois town was at a loss Friday to explain why five newcomers, a man, woman and three young children -- one a baby -- were found shot to death a week before Christmas. Livingston County police responded to a call of...

A 42-year-old Lynwood man was charged with DUI after he called State Police this morning to say he was out of gas and lost -- and admitted he was drunk. A police dispatcher tried to get more information but Dante Owens, 42, said he could not remember...

The four victims of a murder-suicide in a small farming community southwest of Kankakee will be buried today. Sara McMeen, who authorities say shot and killed her boyfriend and three children last week in Emington, Ill., before turning the gun on...

State-of-the-art electrocardiogram monitor and defibrillator equipment will soon be in the hands of Wilmette firefighters and paramedics thanks to a federal grant. The Wilmette Fire …...

Later this year, Sprint plans to launch its 4G LTE network in the cities of Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio; no plans for Los Angeles have been announced as of yet....

The Orland Park Police Department is looking to obtain state accreditation, and residents can participate in the process. As of December, only seven police agencies …...

A partnership between Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana and the Chicago Zoological Society, which manages Brookfield Zoo, encourages people to celebrate the …...