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Chamber announces December Business After Hours The Watseka Area Chamber of Commerce is alerting the business community to the December location for the Business After Hours.   Wednesday, December 7th from 5:30 pm-7...

The magic of Christmas is high-lighted at the Perry Farm in Bourbonnais.  The Bourbonnais Township Park District is hosting "Christmas on the Farm" this Saturday, December 3 from 9am 'til 3 pm.  Santa Claus spends time...

The Village of Bradley does it again this (Friday) evening. The Annual Lighted Christmas Parade – on Broadway – steps off at 6:30 pm.  It's the 37th Annual Parade welcoming Santa Claus and the holiday sesason. "It's a...

After Wednesday's water main break in Watseka, a city-wide boil order was lifted today (Thurs).  A 12-inch water main ruptured early Wednesday on Walnut Street (Rt 24).  The city Public Works Department made needed...

A case out of Livingston County finds a 31-year-old Odell man headed to prison. Sean Sullivan was convicted during a bench trial. Sullivan was convicted of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child, Aggravated Criminal Sexual...

Repairs have been completed to a water main break on Route 24 in Watseka.  Now, a boil order is in place until further notice for the entire community.  The main ruptured overnight (Tuesday) leaving the town with...

An 18-year-old Fowler teenager faces charges in the fatal shootingmof another teen in Hope, IN.  Joseph Kidwell was arrested for reckless homicide for the shooting death of 18-year-old Jesse Bragg.  Authorities said the...

A major water main break left the City of Watseka with little or no water pressure. Folks woke up this (Wed) morning with ‘very low pressure.” A 12-inch main burst just east of 5th Street, on Route 24. A lengthy spiral crack blew...

Give Local, Give Now ! The Executive Director of the United Way for Kankakee and Iroquois Counties is asking for support for this year’s Giving Tuesday event. Kerstin Rust says in a letter to the communities, there’s rising...

The Illinois AMBER Alert Task Force commemorates the 20th Anniversary of the first America’s Missing Broadcast Emergency Response (AMBER) Alert broadcast in Illinois. The first AMBER Alert broadcast took place at 5:35pm on...