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Central Illinois organizations were among those receiving a slice of $47 million in newly-announced broadband expansion funding. Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced the $47...

Earlier this week, Gov. Pritzker announced IDOT Transit Rebuild Round 2 Awards as part of the Rebuild Illinois Capital Plan. River Valley Metro Mass Transit District had applied for $3.5 million for the purpose of replacing buses...

Resolution supporting American Legions' 'Buddy Check' program passes Illinois House committee. The Illinois House Veterans' Affairs Committee approved a resolution urging the U.S. House of Representatives to make The Buddy...

The Manteno Chamber joins the initiative Chambers All - In for Economic Recovery.  Chambers All-In for Economic Recovery is a collaboration of chambers across Illinois. The coalition calls on the Illinois Legislature to...

One of two accused defendants charged with the killing of a Bradley (IL) police Sgt. and the wounding of another officer is in search of a new lawyer.  Darius Sullivan's attorney filed a motion to withdraw Friday.  The...

A basketball benefit today (Monday) will benefit the families of two Bradley police officers. The public is invited to join the Kankakee Police Department and Kankakee Firefighters Local 653 as they square off in the charity...

Motorists were advised to slow it down and use extra caution today when overnight snowfall covered area roadways.  Snow plows were out and about clearing routes for the commute to-and-from work and school.  Further...

A 61-year-old Morris woman was killed when her vehicle was hit by a semi north of Dwight Thursday.  Christine Baker was identified by the Grundy County Coroner's Office. The accident happened about 9 am when a semi-tractor...

A fatal traffic accident near Lowell, IN more than a year ago now finds a Hoopeston man facing Reckless Homicide.  This comes for the 2020 death of a construction worker along U.S. 41.  A 63-year-old Demotte man was...

Sheriff's Police in Newton County responded to a single-vehicle crash Thursday near Goodland (IN).  A 27-year-old driver from Fowler was ejected from his vehicle and air-lifted to a trauma center.  His name was not...