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                                      State mass vaccination sites, local health departments, and providers offering Pfizer-BioNTech...

A 'Hero" themed Kids Carnival is on the calendar in Watseka for Sunday, May 16.   The event is from 1 - 3 pm at the Watseka Park District soccer fields.  It's a free event and open to all children 12 years and...

The Kankakee County County Board Tuesday voted against reducing the size of the Board. The vote entertained with the thought of reducing members from 28 to 20.  Comments pointed to voters who showed favor of reducing the...

A researcher with Northern Illinois University says Illinois is in the same pickle as the rest of the country with delayed Census data to draw legislative boundaries. While American Community Survey data is available, Sherri...

The City of Watseka has a boil order in place for South 6th Street between E. Mulberry and E. Lincoln Avenue and Fanyo Court --- UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 94.1 WGFA
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is reaching into the Local Government Distributive .Fund (LGDF). And most governmental bodies don’t like it.  Counties and municipalities receive 10% of total state income tax revenues thru the fund. The...

Governor JB Pritzker announced (Tuesday) fourth round funding of $250-million dollars for the Rebuild Illinois program. The money is being made available to advance municipal, township, and county projects across the state. ...

                                        Work zone safety week: Combined efforts of workers, public to reach zero deaths The...

The LaSalle County Coroner's Office has released the names of the three men who were killed in an explosion near Starved Rock State Park last Thursday. They have been identified as 39-year-old Immer E. Rivera Tejada, 26-year-old...

A 37-year-old Watseka man is facing a theft charge after his arrest by Iroquois County Sheriff's Police.  Daniel White was arrested by deputies for an outstanding warrant for failure to appear for retail...