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A federal grand jury returned an indictment (October 4, 2022) charging the former elected Township Supervisor of Pembroke Township in Kankakee County, Larry Dean Gibbs,  also known as Mulumbua Humraukn El Taikaem Bey, of St...

                                                 Red Flag Warning issued Today (Friday) until 7...

Farmers have taken advantage of excellent weather as the fall harvest moves on.  A dry weekend should help. But there's also dry conditions in many fields. Drought conditions are expanding in Central Illinois. The U.S...

                                        ...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80... The combination of...

The Village of Manteno is offering a property tax rebate for 100% of the VILLAGE portion of the property taxes. There’s a filing deadline of October 31. To be eligible, applicants must: • Hold legal or equitable title to such...

Reports of a reckless driver on Route 24 alerted Watseka Police to make a traffic stop.  Officers located the driver of the vehicle in a private parking lot.  30-year-old Pete Gorman of North Augusta, South Carolina...

Braidwood Police, Illinois State Police and the Will County Coroner are investigating a crash that killed a Braidwood man Tuesday morning.  A single vehicle crash claimed the life of 30-year-old Benas Ruzga who was...

With winter approaching, there is a good chance Illinoisans will be paying more to heat their homes. The problem is sharply higher costs for natural gas, used to heat a majority of homes in the state. Nicor, the utility serving a...

Repairs to a water main will find the water turned on and off today (Monday) in the Village of Donovan.  Once completed, residents north of 2nd Street will be under a boil order until further notice. 94.1 WGFA
Half of all rebate checks approved as part of this year's state budget have been processed. According to the Illinois Department of Revenue, about three million taxpayers received or will receive in the near future income and...