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A Veteran's Town Hall is scheduled for Thursday (December 14) at the Watseka Public Library.  The public is invited to the 11 am Town Hall meeting.  The VA Illiana Leadership will be in attendance to ensure veterans are...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police have charged a Chatsworth man with several hunting violations. 68-year-old Alan Sterrenberg is accused of illegal hunting. He was cited this past weekend. IDNR...

— Officials in Vermilion County are investigating a fatal fire that occurred early Monday morning west of Danville. County Coroner Jane McFadden is investigating. An autopsy is to be completed today. Kickapoo firefighters were...

More Illinois cities are exploring requirements for their police officers to live within city limits. Police chiefs in Elgin, Rockford, Kankakee and elsewhere think officers living where they patrol helps with...

THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS LOOKING FOR YOUR FEEDBACK ABOUT THE STATE’S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. > THE ANNUAL SURVEY AIMS TO GET A READ ON WHAT I-DOT CAN DO BETTER. SPOKESPERSON KELSEA GURSKI SAYS IT COVERS...

Road crews in northern Illinois and northwest Indiana are bracing for the first significant snowfall of the season. Area from Chicago to Rockford could see two inches or a little more. LaPorte and St. Joseph counties, in...

The Watseka Post Office is delivering Early in the Morning, Later in the Evening, and Seven Days a Week during the holidays.  The extra load during the holidasy finds the extra effort to make sure cards and packages get...

Pontiac Township High School science teacher Paul Ritter is asking for help, again. He’s reached out before, contacting WGFA Radio, to ask listeners for help in locating a research weather balloon gone off course and maybe lost...

Annual dinner salutes business award winners... Six members of the Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce were formally recognized Wednesday evening at the annual dinner held at the Hilton Garden Inn & Riverstone Conference...

Four Watseka area residents face drug charges after the U.S. government became involved in a drug investigation. A search warrant issued Wednesday resulted in the arrests of the four suspects and more arrests are likely...