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Woodland Mayor Ricky Grosvenor reports “a major malfunction” has forced a boil order for the community until further notice. The mayor said a bad switcher forced the water system to be shut down (Saturday). The main tank was to...

                                                 Illinoisans urged to Get Fully Vaccinated for COVID-19...

It's about community and the Watseka Kiwanis Club is giving back to support local origanizations. Recent donations from the organization will benefit children locally. Kiwanis has extended 'Blessings in a Back-Pack' which will...

Former Cook County prosecutor Russ Baker is now acting-prosecutor in Grundy County.  He was sworn-in as the interim Grundy County State’s Attorney last week. Former State's Attorney Jason Helland is now serving as a...

Retiring Ford County Sheriff Mark Doran steps aside in favor of Chad Johnson. Johnson is a former Captain with the Paxton Police Department. Johnson ran unopposed as a Republican in November. Doran, meanwhile, completed his...

The Ford County Board re-organized (Monday) re-electing Debbie Smith as Chairman.  The 11-member Board favored Smith for the leadership post, a position she's held since replacing former Chairman Bob Lindgren.  Debbie...

                              UPDATE:  Planned I-57 Closure to be re-scheduled ... Work and full closures of I-57 in Kankakee scheduled for...

The Illinois Department of Transportation is announcing both directions of Interstate 57 through Kankakee will close overnight, weather permitting, Wednesday, December 7 and Thursday, December 8. The plan is to accommodate...

A new start for the Iroquois County Board as Fiscal Year 2023 gets underway. The County Board re-organized Monday, swearing in new members and re-electing John Shure as Board Chairman. Paul Ducat will serve as Vice-Chair, also...

37-year-old Paul Theesfeld gets a 12 year prison term for a plan to kidnap and sexually assault a woman. The 2020 Ford County case involved Theesfield’s plan to assault a Gibson City woman after running her over with his vehicle...