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Ford and Vermilion counties in Illinois show marked improvement when it comes to the health of the people living there. The counties rank among the top 20 of Illinois’ 102 counties in a third annual measurement of the health...

It’s labeled a $70,000 cost, but could lead to a savings of $1,300 a month.  Iroquois County appears to be geared for a county-wide telephone system upgrade. The County Board’s Management committee (Tues) OK’d Ruder...

Two separate traffic accidents claimed lives in Iroquois County Sunday. 30-year-old Dustin Nichols of Onarga was pronounced dead at the scene of a collision between his truck and an SUV Sunday morning. 39-year-old John...

WATSEKA --- While emergency responders answered the calls to two REAL events Sunday….other fire, police, ambulance and emergency management personnel were practicing for what could be an actual event.  mock drill involved...

New figures show unemployment rates improved last month across East Central Illinois.  Kankakee County leads the state with an unemployment rate of 12.9 percent.  Despite that number, Kankakee County’ rate is below the...

The U.S. Marshall's Fugitive Task Force assisted Kankakee Police in tracking down a man accused of a shooting death in Kankakee earlier this month. A 31-year-old Kankakee man was arrested Wednesday morning in Chicago in...

A 5-2 vote by the Watseka City Council Tuesday has triggered annual water and sewer rate increases for local taxpayers. Infrastructure break-downs appear to be reasons for new revenue to overcome repair needs.  But the No...

*  this story may require updating...... Heavy rain, hail and reports of funnel clouds prompted severe weather Watches & Warnings Friday in the Illiana area.  There were no injuries reported.  Several reports of funnel...

A power outage left several Ameren customers in the dark in Iroquois County Friday.  Ameren spokesman Leigh Morris told WGFA News a utility pole burned and the top of the pole fell.  Why the pole burned wasn’t known, but about...

Three people were injured in separate shootings in Kankakee.  The city police investigative unit reports a man suffered a leg injury when a shot was fired on S. Rosewood Avenue.  Another person was injured by gunfire in the...