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Day #2 of the 2018 Kankakee County Fair (Thursday) included the annual Ag Professional Breakfast.  Scott Novack of the Cypress Creek Renewables spoke about the company's effort to grab the attention of Illinois, to make...

The 8th Street railroad crossing in Gibson City will be closed to traffic as repairs to the crossing are made between Monday, August 6 and Friday, August 17. The Bloomer Line Railroad is making repairs. 94.1 WGFA
              Illinois plans to celebrate 100th anniversary of Route 66 Illinois wants to celebrate a century of people getting their kicks on Route 66. Gov...

Sheriff's Police in Newton County, IN are asking for help in the investigation of a business break-in at Thayer.  It happened Monday. Deputies were dispatched to Thayer, Indiana for a report of a burglary at Todd’s Place...

An overflow crowd at the City Hall in Watseka last evening.....they were welcomed by the city leaders to offer input on talk about a sales tax increase. If voted on, the tax would be bumped up from .75% to an even 2%. That’s the...

The state Fire Marshall is investigating the cause of a fire (Monday) that destroyed a 2-story home along Route 52 at Iroquois County Road 1900 E. Several fire departments answered the 5th-alarm level blaze, discovered by a...

The city of Watseka is in need of revenue. And the Council wants to hear from residents and businesses about their thoughts on raising the sales tax from .75 percent to 2 percent. A meeting tonight (Monday) welcomes input. It’s...

Drug-related arrests reported over the weekend in Iroquois County.  Sheriff's Police arrested 31-year-old Jason Crose of Champaign for possession of meth and a hypodermic syringe.  Crose is also facing a burglary and...

Republican members of the Vermilion County Board meet today (Monday) to caucus and select a nominee to become the next County Board chairman. The meeting at 6 pm is open to the public. It’s at the Vermilion County Title building...

JOBS WERE ADDED IN MORE THAN HALF OF THE STATE’S 14 METRO AREAS LAST MONTH. >>> NINE METRO AREAS SAW OVER-THE-YEAR JOB GAINS...INCLUDING CHICAGO AND THE SUBURBS...CHAMPAIGN-URBANA...KANKAKEE...THE QUAD CITIES AND EAST...