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                                74% of Illinois adults have received at least one vaccine dose and more than 58% are fully vaccinated The Illinois...

Another 2,058 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19.  The increased numbers are in Jasper (6), White (5) and Tippecanoe (57).  The number come from the State Department of Health as of Friday...

If you're doing business at Courthouses in Kankakee or Watseka, a mask must be worn by all visitors.  Chief Judge Michael D. Kramer entered an Administrative Order effective last Thursday (August 5, 2021),  which...

A six-year-old girl was killed in a car crash near Gardner (Friday).  The  afternoon crash is under investigation.  The Sheriff's Department and Grundy County Coroner's Office reported the vehicle driven by...

Many weather experts predict a destructive disaster season this year. The American Red Cross needs volunteers to help on the ground and blood and platelet donors to roll up a sleeve to maintain a stable blood supply in the face...

There was a man-hunt in Ford County Thursday… two suspects are now in custody. Illinois State Police were involved in a several-hour search which included an air-patrol along several roads. The search focused near and around...

The Illinois State Fair is gearing up to begin. The eleven-day-long expo in Springfield was canceled by the governor last summer amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A media preview day Thursday was rescheduled for today (Friday). The...

There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms today (Friday). Today may be the coolest day of the local forecast. Highs in the low 80s, but humid conditions are back and that trend will last throughout next week. Temps are back...

The Illinois High School Association is responding to Governor J.B. Pritizker's announcement of a mask mandate for indoor sports.  The IHSA is complying with the mandate and applying it to athletes, coaches, pfficials, game...

Fire officials in Loda reported no injury after a house fire Wednesday morning.  The blaze broke out at a home near Jackson and Walnut Streets.  It's believed to have started near the house's gas meter.  The sole...