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The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory starting Tuesday night for all of east-central Illinois. Much of west-central Indiana is included. The advisory will be in effect until noon Wednesday, including...

An established hog farm operator near Milford is ready to move forward with a 44-hundred head finisher. And he has the blessing of all concerned. The Iroquois County Board (last week) voted to forego an informational hearing...

The city of Danville is looking to expand its police force. And other area communities are doing the same. The city of Danville has been accepting applications since the beginning of December and currently has 27. The...

Watseka Police Chief Jeremy Douglas has reviewed the most current list of candidates for police officers, telling the Public Safety Committee ‘it’s one of the better group of candidates we’ve ever had.” Douglas says each of the...

The driver of a semitrailer truck had to be rescued by boat Friday night after the vehicle went off Interstate 55 into the Vermilion River near Pontiac. 53-yar-old Roy Cagle of Johnston City was taken to OSF HealthCare Saint...

Local, state and federal offices will be closed today for the Presidents' Day holiday. Classes are canceled for most students. The mail isn't being delivered. In Chicago--- Metra and CTA are running normal schedules. 94.1 WGFA
The murder trial of a Milford man gets underway this week in Iroquois Circuit Court. 22-year-old Randy White faces 4-counts of murder for the 2016 shooting death of Milford restaurant owner Jesse Sintora. White is charged with...

The death of a Ford County man last Spring has been ruled a homicide. Now, law enforcement is stepping up its investigation of the death of 34-year-old Jeremy Turner of Elliott. A Ford County Coroner’s jury ruled (Wed) that...

The Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) released the following statement after the House approved legislation raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour across the state: "On behalf of the retail community, we are...

The Illinois House (Thursday)voted 69-46 to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour within six years. State Representative Lindsay Parkhurst of Kankakee and others voted against Senate Bill 1, saying it's an unfunded mandate...