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A thunderstorm warning was elevated to tornado warnings for parts of Illiana Friday night. The WGFA-listening area was hit with heavy rains. Reports of 1-2 inches fell again -- AFTER 1.5 to 2 inches was recorded early Friday...

Illiana area motorists may want to note that road work in the next week or two will forced scheduled detours.  The Illinois and Indiana Departments of Transportation announced detours for the week of September 21 and...

The intersection of U.S. 231 and State Road 18 in White County is back to a four-way stop. It was made effective Tuesday, September 8. The Indiana Department of Transportation announced the White County intersection at U.S. 231...

The Iroquois County Long Term Recovery Committee has been re-organized to assist the needs of the 2015 flood victims. This committee was first created in 2008. This 501 C 3 group looks at different ways to improve the lives of...

Citizens in Grundy County are ready to receive financial pay-outs from a Long Term Recovery Committee for damages from the summer tornado in Coal City. The Community Foundation of Grundy County has $299, 200 in a fund. Money...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is winding up its Disaster Assistance visits in Iroquois and Grundy County today (Thursday). Representatives are at Watseka City hall and the Coal City Library again from 9 am 'til 4...

A two-vehicle crash near Monon Wednesday afternoon killed a 41-year-old woman. Starlene Newbold died when her car was hit by an SUV. A passenger in her car was air-lifted to Indianapolis. Sheriff Pat Shafer said Newbold was...

Busted up streets, barricaded-closed roads can certainly frustrate motorists, but it's also part of the formula for an improved future. And – in Watseka, infrastructure improvement projects are just that – a focus on better times...

The Kankakee County Sheriff's Department is clarifying an earlier report about an inmates' lawsuit on how booking procedures are conducted at the County Jail. The sheriff's office actually was a winner in a federal lawsuit...

The Iroquois County Public Health Department has a series of flu vaccination clinics scheduled for later this month and thru October. The clinics run from September 24 through October 29 at announced-sites in Loda, Cissna Park...