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Holiday traffic accidents killed students in Illinois and Indiana.  The Vermillion County Indiana Sherriff’s office reports an accident that resulted in the death of 18-year-old Jenna Lumsford of Clinton, IN.  Police said...

Police report a motorcycle - truck crash killed a Herscher man over the weekend. 48-year-old Pete Richards was identified as the victim.  The accident is under investigation.  The crash occurred at Grundy County Roads 3000...

Several communities in the Iroquois, Ford, Kankakee, Vermilion County area have scheduled Memorial Day services planned.  Organizations hosting events have submitted their plans to WGFA, including…   GILMAN -  The...

PAXTON — The Ford County Coroner’s office is investigating the death of an inmate found dead in his cell at the Ford County Jail in Paxton early Wednesday. Coroner Doug Wallace reports correctional officers found...

CHICAGO — Patrick Fitzgerald, one of the most feared U.S. attorneys in the nation and the architect of convictions against two Illinois governors and a former vice presidential aide, announced Wednesday that he is stepping...

A traffic crash near Channahon claimed the life of 23-year-old James Vanderweide of Bourbonnais on Sunday. Illinois State Police report Vanderweide was southbound on Interstate 55 when he drove into the center median...

BRADLEY, Ill. (AP) -- Authorities say a 9-year-old Lockport boy has died after falling down a ravine during a Cub Scout camp out in Bradley. The Cook County medical examiner identified the boy as 9-year-old Aiden DiTola of...

There are almost twice as many soybeans planted than there were last week. Almost 80 percent of the soybeans in Illinois have been planted. That’s well ahead of the five-year average, which is 37 percent. Corn had similar...

                    -- Grand Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Gets Award—   CHICAGO – It’s Emergency Medical Services Week in Illinois. Gov. Pat Quinn proclaimed the week to honor more than 18,000 first responders...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Demonstrators prepared Monday to launch another day of major protests in Chicago as world leaders met at the NATO summit, while commuters heading into the city found themselves navigating extra security and...