21-year-old Krista Phillips of Effingham County was selected from a field of 75 contestants Sunday evening as the 68th Miss Illinois County Fair Queen and will reign over the 2026 Illinois State Fair and DuQuoin State Fair...
Steve Meenen, Melvin, was re-elected president of the Ford County Fair board at their annual meeting. Other officers re-elected include Dallas Meyer, Thawville, vice-president; Mitchell Meenen, Melvin, secretary; and Theresa...
As of 9:28am Mon. 1/19...
-Benton Community Schools are closed for Mon. 1/19
-South Newton schools are having an E-learning day for Mon, 1/19
-North Newton schools will be closed Monday, January 19th. This day will be...
The annual celebration to remember Dr. Martin Lutrher King Jr. is planned for this weekend in Kankakee County. The memory of Dr. King will be celebrated with a Gospel Concert Sunday, January 18. The event is scheduled...
Kankakee Mayor Christopher Curtis in coordination with Fire Chief Bryan LaRoche announce the appointment of Christopher A. Salazar as the new Deputy Chief of the Kankakee Fire Department. Captain Salazar will be presented to the...
The Iroquois and Ford County Fair Queens 2025 compete this weekend in Springfield. The Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs State Queen Pageant is at the Crowne Plaza. Some 74 County Fair queens seek the crown...
Illinois State Police issued a traffic advisory this (Thurs) morning when a school bus was involved in a fatal two-vehicle collision. It happened in Will County, on the Manhattan-Monee Road. ISP reported 10 children...
Parkland College will be hosting a countywide celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this month. Sunday, January 18, the celebration will start at 5 pm at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana...
A Snow Squall Warning has been extended for much of the WGFA-listening area, affecting much of east central Illinois and west-central Indiana. Several counties are included in the warning.
The National Weather Service issued...
The Iroquois County Board Tuesday passed resolutions listing two vacancies in District 4. One vacancy is the result of the passing of Scott Watts, whose term of office extends thru November 2028. The vacancy will be...
