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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released its county production totals for 2022. Crop statistician Mark Schleusener says in terms of corn production, Iroquois, Livingston, LaSalle and Champaign counties are all among...

After above average temperatures for Illinois on Wednesday, a blast of winter will affect parts of the state on Friday. The National Weather Service reports the system will arrive Thursday night in the form of rain. During the...

 United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties is currently seeking Kankakee and Iroquois county residents to serve as Community Investment Volunteers. These volunteers get a first-hand look at the programs applying for...

20-year-old Dayton Roy of Grant Park suffered fatal injuries in a one-car crash Saturday. The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office said Roy was a passenger in a vehicle that ran off the road and hit a pole. Illinois State Police...

Bond was set at $250,000 for a Kankakee man arrested on drug and weapons charges.  38-year-old John Bender is in custody. KAMEG agents had him under surveillance for some time.  Bender is charged with one felony...

Strong winds, heavy downpours produced at least three tornado touchdowns Monday in east-central Illinois.  The NWS reported no damage and no one was injured.  Officials say there were two tornadoes in Champiagn County...

A traffic violation in Ford County led to the discovery of 12.5 pounds of cocaine.  39-year-old Jose De Jesus Belendez is jailed in Paxton.  Ford County Sheriff's Police report a K-9 sniffed out the cocaine inside a...

26-year-old Samuel Hines of rural Chebanse was jailed in Watseka after Iroquois County Sheriff's Police charged him with aggravated fleeing & alluding.  Hines is also charged with endangering the life and health of a...

The party supply retailer Party City, with dozens of locations in Illinois, has announced store closings. The company filed for bankruptcy in January and will close 10 stores while another 12 will be auctioned off. The company...

The NWS still has a Flood Warning in place.  It's been extended twice as the Iroquois River at Iroquois is affecting Newton County, IN and also Iroquois County.  Minor flooding has been occurring.   94.1 WGFA