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Governors State University has announced it is closing its Illinois Small Business Development Center and its Illinois SBDC International Trade Center due to the state's budget crisis. In a statement Tuesday, University...

Second and third graders in Iroquois County look forward to learning all about about safety techniques and how to get through emergency situations.  They learn thru a popular program -- Camp 9-1-1.  Wednesday, Camp...

Illinois State Police investigated a head-on crash Monday on Route 17 at Kankakee County Road 7000 W.  58-year-old John Brinkman was arrested for drunk driving and improper lane usage, after he crossed the centerline and hit...

An Indiana Beach employee was injured Saturday when he was struck by the car of a roller coaster. The Monticello Fire Department reported crews responded to the amusement park around 1 pm for a report of a male struck by a...

Michael Sabol begins a new work week today (Tuesday) as the newest judge to serve the 21st Judicial Circuit. Before family, friends and colleagues Friday afternoon, Judge Sabol slipped into his new black robe after taking his...

Informational charts, community endorsements and plenty of Aqua Illinois ‘blue shirt’ personnel were available at Watseka City Hall (Thursday). The water company hosted an open house to give local citizens an opportunity to ask...

Wet grounds have forced a cancellation of the annual Threshermen’s Reunion at Pontiac. For the first time in its history, Pontiac’s annual harvest-time rite, the Central States Threshermen’s Reunion, is a no-go this weekend. The...

Annual Labor Day weekend events have started in area towns, including Herscher, Hoopeston and Earl Park, Indiana.  Herscher's annual parade is set for Monday (September 5) at 10:30 am.  The 3-day event includes other...

A 24-year-old California man is under arrest after KAMEG agents uncovered a pot-growing operation in rural Kankakee. Erick Garcia-Magana was arrested for unlawful production of more than 200 cannabis plants, discovered Tuesday...

Vermilion County Coroner Peggy Johnson has released the names of the two victims who died in the explosion and fire at Fairmount Tuesday. The two bodies were recovered from the ruins of the home along 1333 North Road, south of...