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School districts are welcoming students and staff back this week.  Many local districts started their instruction today (Wednesday), although remotely, due to tzhe COVID-19 pandemic.  Most all districts are promoting...

It’s been in the planning stage for years. Now, the downtown Kankakee Metro Centre Bus Station appears ready to happen. A $4-million project will find a huge transfer station built along East Chestnut Street, between Schuyler...

A second man suspected of killing two people inside a Kankakee apartment building last week is jailed on a $5-million dollar bond.  33-year-old Thomas Aaron Jr. made his first court appearance Tuesday in Kankakee. The...

A two-car garage is listed as a total loss after a fire Monday night. The fire broke out in the 500-block of West Main Street.  No one was hurt. The cause is under investigation.   In Danville --  A...

Vermilion County Health Department officials reported nine new COVID-19 cases on Monday. And it’s the young ages of individuals getting attention. Officials report the new patients include: a baby, a grade school-aged child, two...

A Calumet City man has been arrested in Indiana after state police discovered he had two pounds of methamphetamine in his possession. 21-year-old Deonta Grant was pulled over by a state trooper at 6 p.m. Friday on U.S. Route 41...

Kankakee detectives were investigating shots fired Monday afternoon. Officers responded around 2 pm to the 500-block of south Harrison Avenue. Police reported finding shell casings on the roadway. No one was hurt, there was no...

An 18-year-old Milford youth was jailed in Iroquois County.  Sheriff's Police charged with Raven Satkoski for aggravated battery. Iroquois County Sheriff's Police also report the arrest of 39-year-old Summer Handy of...

A two-car garage is a total loss in Hoopeston after a Monday night fire.  Officials said the fire broke out in the 500-block of W. Main Street.  No one was hurt. The fire is under investigation. 94.1 WGFA
A juvenile, sleeping in the backseat of a pickup truck, was hospitalized Saturday following a crash on I-65 in Jasper County, IN. The un-identified youth was airlifted after the vehicle he was a passenger in was sideswiped by a...