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{source:  Daily-Journal} Alec Anderson, the Kankakee High School head football coach from 1987-96, was found dead Wednesday night at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, where he was serving as athletic director. Anderson, 54...

There's only been one report, but Illinois State Police confirm an investigation is underway concerning a police impersonator at work. The lone report happened on I-57 in the Matteson area. District 21 Master Sgt. Cynthia Hodge...

A skate park and basketball court project recently gained the approval of the Chebanse Village Board. The Board approved an estimated $4,000 expense to develop the skate park at a reported cost of $900. The basketball court...

A $51,000 Rural Development Grant will allow the village of Clifton to install a sewer line extension. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a Rural Business Enterprise Grant. The funding is to be used to install a sewer...

Miranda Dutour was crowned queen for the 2013 Momence Glad Fest Wednesday evening. Nine-year-old Savannah Anderson was crowned the festival princess. The 76th Gladiolus Festival kicked off its run with the annual crowning of the...

The DACC Hoopeston Higher Education Center will offer a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) evening course during the Fall 2013 semester. An orientation session will be held on August 8th (Thursday) at 12:00 noon at Danville Area...

The 76th annual Momence Gladiolus Festival begins at 7 pm today. The coronation of the queen and princess takes place at Momence High School. Glad Fest continues through Sunday with parades, carnival rides and live...

DIXON, Ill. (AP) -- A northern Illinois veteran has received his military medals more than 40 years after the war in Vietnam. The Telegraph in Dixon reports that 63-year-old Leonard "Len" Saunders of Polo was presented with the...

WATSEKA --- Congressman Adam Kinzinger's talking jobs, agriculture, getting big government out of the way...issues the Republican voice for central-Illinois says Washington leaders must find answers to. Kinzinger was at the WGFA...