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A daily record of 12,623 newly confirmed and probable Coronavirus cases in Illinois now sends the total case count past 500,000.  Illinois set another daily record for newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 today...

A fire Monday afternoon south of Paxton destroyed a utility shed. The property site was at 90 N and 2280 E Road. Paxton Fire responded just before 1 pm. The shed and its contents were destroyed. A spokesperson said a burn barrel...

Illiana area motorists are advised to hold on to that steering wheel today.  A wind advisory from the NWS has afternoon winds at maybe 45 mph.  Showers and Thunderstorms late this afternoon could be accompanied with...

A 45-year-old Pekin man faces a DUI charge after a crash this (Tues) morning on Illinois Route 47 north of Fisher. Nelson Towery had his truck stopped on the highway with its lights turned off. Illinois State Police said a semi...

Three regions of Illinois begin new stricter mitigation rules, under guidelins announced by Governor J.B. Pritzker Monday.  Regions five, seven and eight, wich include southern Illinois and Kankakee and Will , and Kane and...

Case-counts for COVID-19 continue to show rising numbers. Iroquois County’s death count is now 21. And the additional cases added from over the weekend is 95 --- 95 CASES SINCE THE LAST REPORT ON Friday. Iroquois County’s total...

A fire Monday afternoon south of Paxton destroyed a utility shed. The property site was at 90 N and 2280 E Road. Paxton Fire responded just before 1 pm. The shed and its contents were destroyed. A spokesperson said a burn barrel...

The Guertine Street railroad crossing in St. Anne will be closed today (Tuesday) thru Friday. The K.B. & S Railroad is being repaired. The improvement project will find that route closed ‘til week’s end. 94.1 WGFA
Indiana State Police reported a weekend crash near Covington that killed a 28-year-old motorcyclist from Illinois.  James McVey of Bolingbrook was dead at the scene, according to investigators.  McVey died when his...

In Grundy County Court – a Dwight man was sentenced to seven-years in prison for Aggravated DUI. 49-year-old Orlando Martinez had five other DUI’s with four previous convictions. Martinez was given 136 days credit for time served...