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The U.S. Postal Service is suspending most of its services on Wednesday in honor of the late former President, George H.W. Bush. USPS said in a statement on its website that they'll suspend regular mail deliveries, retail...

A five-alarm fire at an egg farm in Grant Park has the attention of several fire departments. Kankakee County dispatch reports the fire broke out early this (Tues) morning at Mussman's Back Acres Farm. Mussman’s Back Acres egg...

*(CORRECTION: wgfanews regrets an error in posting Paul Ducat's name. We incorrectly labled him Larry Ducat earlier.) There was opposition in Iroquois County Board Chairman Monday evening.  But John Shure was re-elected...

Andy Wheeler was re-elected Chairman of the Kankakee County Board Monday morning.  Todd Sirois of St. Anne will serve as Vice-Chair. The Board re-organized with newly-elected members taking their oath of office. Wheeler...

Happy Anniversary, Illinois! Today (December 3rd) marks the 200th year since Illinois was incorporated into statehood. An Iroquois County school class extended its happy B-day best to the state. The 4th grade class of Mrs. Jody...

The cleanup is underway for a number of towns in central and southern Illinois after several tornadoes cut into the countryside. The National Weather service is reporting 22 tornadoes touched down Saturday afternoon and evening...

River Valley Metro buses are teaming up with the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department to support the annual Shop-with-a-Cop program. Kankakee County’s needy children will benefit on December 16th when police officers take kids...

                          Brightening the holiday season in Kankakee County Riverside Healthcare is...

Video poker machines are more prevalent and profitable than ever before, but some lawmakers and local leaders are looking to do something about them. Illinois has enough gambling machines to fill 24 full-sized casinos. State Sen...

The latest plan to highlight Route 66 is getting a thumbs up in Illinois. >>>> There are places along Route 66 from Chicago to California that are on the National Register of Historic Places. Now there is a plan in...