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The Iroquois Mental Health Center is back open offering services at its main locations -- Watseka, Kankakee and Manteno. The re-opening was effective Monday, June 8. Executive Director Dr. Dennis Hopkins said "our staff has been...

Justice Thomas L. Kilbride and the Illinois Supreme Court announced (Wednesday) the appointment of Associate Judge Michael Sabol as a resident circuit judge of Iroquois County in the 21st Judicial Circuit. The circuit includes...

Country music singer Garth Brooks is putting on an ‘on-screen only’ concert to be shown at hundreds of drive-ins. The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In Theatre at Gibson City is included. Drive-In theatres across the U.S. and Canada...

A 51-year-old Braidwood man killed in a house fire (Wednesday) is now identified as Edward Emery. The Will County Coroner’s Office was waiting on autopsy results. Emery was pulled from the house he lived in by fire crews, but...

Village of Donovan South of Second street residents will be under a boil under starting Friday June 12th until further notice. 94.1 WGFA
The Route 49 railroad crossing at Cissna Park is scheduled for closure Tuesday, June 23.  The Illinois Department of Transportation announced the Union Pacific Railroad will make repairs to the crossing.  The closure...

Congressman Adam Kinzinger is criticizing President Trump's removal of American troops from Germany. Kinzinger's office released a statement calling the move a risk to national security. Kinzinger also said that alliances matter...

The Braidwood Police and Fire Department are working with the State Fire Marshall investigating a fatal house fire. It happened yesterday (Wed) afternoon. Emergency crews were dispatched to the 400 block of Anndon Drive just...

Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms extending in a line from near Piper City to near Gibson City moving northeast at 45 mph.  This was just before 8 am.  Wind gusts were at 45-50 mph. The weather advisory...

Little or no damage has been reported from a reported tornado touchdown west of Gilman Tuesday evening.  Iroquois County citizens submitted video showing a funnel aloft near Gilman and Onarga about 6:20 pm.  A tornado...