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New technology and customers table service are just some of the expectations for a new McDonald's restaurant soon to be under construction in Watseka. Owner-Operators Wayne and Marsha Jarosh say they really miss being part of...

In Kankakee County Court (Wed)...24-year-old Andrew Langston of St. Anne was sentenced to four years in prison for leaving the scene of a hit-and-run accident in which seriously injured a 12-year-old boy. Marcus James continues...

Nolan Ahlden of Ashkum and Nathaniel Garard of Gibson City are among the Illinois high school student nominees of U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger for a military education. Ahlden represents the Navy nominees while Garard is a...

Illinois farmers can expect farmland value stability into the fourth quarter, according to the third-quarter outlook by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. “The key thing for Illinois farmers from our third-quarter data is that...

Illinois' senior U.S. Senator said a judge's ruling that Obamacare is unconstitutional means that Republicans are going to once again have to talk about healthcare. Dick Durbin says he's not sure that the U.S. Supreme Court will...

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The Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden has identified the victim killed in Friday’s crash near Bismarck. 47-year-old James D. Callahan of Hoopeston died in the head-on crash on Illinois Route 1. The crash happened south of...

Emergency dispatch centers were busy fielding calls Saturday night from citizens questioning what a loud boom was all about --- an explosion-sound that could be heard in at least a five-county area. The boom shook homes and...

It's an annual program. And the Cissna Park American Legion is actively involved. The Wreaths Across America program will honor military veterans. There's more than 1200 locations across the country where the Wreaths Across...

The Kankakee Community College Board of Trustees has chosen two finalists for the position of college president. Dr. Laurie Chesley of Grand Rapids, Michigan and Dr. Michael Boyd of Manteno will be interviewed early in the new...