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                   Courtesy of the Ford County Public Health Department The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a...

The Kankakee County Health Department (Tuesday) reported 18 new confirmed cases of coronavirus. The county’s total cases reached 128. Seventeen of the newest cases are men ranging in ages from teens to 60s, with one female in her...

The number of coronavirus cases neared 6,000 in Indiana today. The state reported 436 new coronavirus cases and 30 new deaths. In total, there are 5,943 cases and 203 deaths in the state. Tippecanoe County reported four new...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,287 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 73 additional deaths. Ford and Kankakee County each recorded a death. - Champaign County: 1...

 Retailers nationwide are devoting special shopping hours for senior citizens and vulnerable shoppers. Here is a list of participating AREA stores in the City of Kankakee and Watseka. ALDI --  8:30a - 9:30a...

Chief Judge Michael Kramer of the 21st Judicial Circuit has extended his previous order limiting activity in the courthouses in Kankakee and Watseka until Monday, May 18th. The previous order was set to expire on April 24th . Both...

River Valley Metro is scaling back its service hours beginning on Monday 4/6. Monday through Saturday Metro service will end at 7 pm -- until further notice. However customer using fixed route service for essential work trips...

Showers and thunderstorms today (Tuesday) and overnight could produce some threatening weather.  The NWS informs the public about the potential for high winds and heavy rain.  Southwest winds could reach 25 mph. The...

Officials in Boswell, Indiana have a boil order in place due to a water main break.  The boil order is until further notice. 94.1 WGFA
The Iroquois County Public Health Department reported three new cases of coronavirus over the weekend.  It brings to seven the number of local positive cases.  Ford County reported its second positive case. Three...