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Annual Christmas parades are set for downtown Bradley and Danville Friday. The public is asked to pay attention to No Parking Zones for the parade routes. Bradley’s Lighted Christmas parade on Broadway steps off at 6:30 pm...

A new alderman was seated in Watseka Thursday night. J. Darrin Rushbrook is the newest alderman in Watseka. Rushbrook was appointed at special meeting (Thursday). He fills a vacancy created when Rob Hoffman resigned earlier....

Two men were killed and nine people injured Wednesday night when a wrong-way semitrailer truck collided with a school bus on I-74. The school bus was carrying a Normal West girls basketball team. State police said the semi...

The Ford County Board has elected Bob Lindgren of Loda as its new chairman. He’s the former Vice-Chair and will head-up Ford County’s governmental operations the next two years. There were no other nominations for the...

It's not just Taylorville. Officials in Pike County say they're still trying to figure out how much damage Saturday's storms left behind in their communities. Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood said they didn't get hit as bad as...

The U.S. Postal Service is suspending most of its services on Wednesday in honor of the late former President, George H.W. Bush. USPS said in a statement on its website that they'll suspend regular mail deliveries, retail...

A five-alarm fire at an egg farm in Grant Park has the attention of several fire departments. Kankakee County dispatch reports the fire broke out early this (Tues) morning at Mussman's Back Acres Farm. Mussman’s Back Acres egg...

*(CORRECTION: wgfanews regrets an error in posting Paul Ducat's name. We incorrectly labled him Larry Ducat earlier.) There was opposition in Iroquois County Board Chairman Monday evening.  But John Shure was re-elected...

Andy Wheeler was re-elected Chairman of the Kankakee County Board Monday morning.  Todd Sirois of St. Anne will serve as Vice-Chair. The Board re-organized with newly-elected members taking their oath of office. Wheeler...

Happy Anniversary, Illinois! Today (December 3rd) marks the 200th year since Illinois was incorporated into statehood. An Iroquois County school class extended its happy B-day best to the state. The 4th grade class of Mrs. Jody...