Health officials spent the month of May promoting National Lyme Disease Awareness. And as the summer is here, the warm weather is yet another reminder about “tick season.” . The Illinois Department of Public Health is...
The Illinois Department of Agriculture reminds people about the state product Farmers Markets. The markets are each Thursday in Springfield at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. They're held at The Shed. It's the 18th season...
– The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that Illinois 49 at the TP&W Railroad crossing in Crescent City in Iroquois County is closed for repairs. The crossing is located north of U.S. 24.
The work is...
The Ford County Queen Pageant is tonight at the Melvin Fairgrounds. Four ladies seek the crown in the Dance Building at 7 pm. Contestants include: Natalie Aberle of Gibson City, Charley Ulrich, Aubree Sawyer and Kyleigh...
As temperatures soar this week and throughout the summer months, Petland reminds pet owners to take extra precautions to ensure the safety and well-being of their beloved pets. Heat-related illnesses and fatalities among pets are...
The Watseka Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that The Arc of Iroquois County will serve as this year’s “An American Holiday” Grand Marshal in this year’s 4th of July parade sponsored by the City of Watseka.
The Arc of...
Today is Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. It marks June 19th, 1865 when Major General Gorden Granger and his two-thousand Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas and proclaimed that more than...
Illinois Republicans have filed suit, challenging the Democrats in the passage of SB 328. The challenge is to how the budget was approved, disregarding the Third Reading Rule.
79th District State Representative Jackie Haas is...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH -- IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS (Wednesday) EVENING FOR the WGFA-listening area. The Watch includes six COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS -- LIVINGSTON...
