Voters spoke: Choosing artwork to be displayed downtown
The Watseka Community Renewal group will help direct the production of a painted mural that represents Watseka’s early...
Iroquois Memorial Hospital is partnering with Kankakee Community College to help educate the next generation of health care professionals. Certified Nursing Assistant students and faculty from KCC are completing clinical...
Another fatal crash on I-57 in Iroquois County. A passenger in a car died when the southbound vehicle hit a guardrail just south of Gilman Tuesday night. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by County Coroner Bill...
The Watseka business community is prepping for its annual awards and recognition event. The Watseka Area Chamber of Commerce has scheduled the Annual Meeting & Awards Night for Tuesday, September 2, 2026. The program is...
Real estate taxes in Ford County are coming due. The first installment of 2025 taxes need to be paid by July 31. The second installment is due Friday, September 18, 2026. Treasurer Taylor Burnett says payments can be made at...
A couple waves of severe weather roared through the listening-area in just a couple of hours Monday. The first rounds brought wind and heavy rain, as well as a couple of tornado warnings along with it, just after noon. Hail was...
A fire at Our Home Food Products in Kankakee Monday evening sent four employees to the hospital for smoke inhalation. The fire was in the product oven on Eastgate Industrial Park Way. Moderate damage reported. The cost of the...
The Kankakee County Fair is set to open Wednesday 7/29 and run through August 1. WGFA will broadcast live from the fairgrounds, south of Kankakee on Route 45.
The Champaign County Fair continues today. It's Kids Day with a...
A two-vehicle crash on I-57 this (Monday 7/27) morning in Iroquois County killed one driver and injured a second. The victim killed was northbound in the southbound lane, three miles north of Buckley… according to County Coroner...
Merchant Street MusicFest Welcomes Visitors to Harold & Jean Miner Festival Square
National and local music headliners will be on stage in Kankakee Friday and...
