Republican Lindsay Parkhurst defeated Democratic incumbent Kate Cloonen for Illinois’ 79th House seat in Tuesday’s election.
The seat was among the targets in Illinois as the GOP worked at wrestling control away from House...
In a hotly-contested campaign, Jim Rowe earned the voters trust in the race for Kankakee County State’s Attorney. Rowe defeated Republican Ed Glazar 53 - 47%. Rowe said it’s about change and reform in the prosecutors’ office....
Voters in Iroquois County showed support for new members of the County Board in Tuesday’s election.
Districts 1 and 3 offered voters a choice. Chad McGinnis and Michael McTaggart were winners in District 1. McGinnis grabbed 2259...
Just 104 votes separated the Yes and No votes for a public safety sales tax in Iroquois County (Tuesday).
The Yes votes totaled 6,435 to 6,331 No votes. The slim margin of victory was 50.4% to 49.5%.
Twenty-six precincts...
The body of a man found burned to death in a pickup truck near Herscher last month has been identified.
17-year-old Cody Rattin of Herscher was identified by the Kankakee County Coroner’s office. DNA samples helped with the...
A 43-year-old Reddick woman will spend 27 years in prison for the shooting death of her former husband.
Michelle Rockwood pleaded guilty to murder in Kankakee Circuit Court. Her plea was for the death of 49-year-old Theodore...
A 47-year-old Manteno man suffered fatal in
juries in a three-vehicle accident in rural Manteno Monday.
The victim is identified as Matthew Denham. He was pronounced dead at Riverside Medical Center, according to the Coroner’s...
Citizens working jury duty in Iroquois County need to report to the courthouse in Watseka by 9:30 Wednesday morning.
Jury phone lines are not working to provide instrations. All three groups are to report by 9:30 am...
Kankakee County has a ballot loaded with contested issues, including local county seats, a state representative race and state's attorney contest.
In Iroquois County, there's just a couple of contested matters. The races...
Election Day has arrived. Polls will be open until 7 pm. Iroquois and area county results will be followed by 94.1 WGFA News beginning just after 7 pm.
A record number of people have already cast early-vote...
