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Repair crews are headed to a location along Illinois Route 17 in Kankakee County where a fiber-optic was cut, eliminating phone service for much of Iroquois County. The problem started about 12:30 am today (Monday). AT&T...

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced the planned closing of the Union Pacific Railroad crossing in Grant Park for re-construction. The closing will begin Monday, April 27th and last for 14 days. IDOT has a...

(Chicago, IL) -- The Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago announced today that Francis Cardinal George,(archbishop emeritus), has died after a long battle with cancer. The 78-year-old, who had been regarded as the intellectual leader...

A major road improvement project in Iroquois County gets underway a week from Monday. The Route 1 bridge replacement, running north and south through Watseka, will begin April 27th. The Illinois Department of Transportation...

.DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING. THE National Weather Service IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY.WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITY.LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. *...

Emergency dispatchers were once labeled 'Earth Angels in Headsets.' In fact, a published piece called 'A Promise' refers to the Angel of Lifework, a network of professional, extraordinary individuals from the Public safety...

It may be an overly-used statement in the industrial job growth world, but the city of Watseka and Iroquois County stands to benefit "in a huge way" with the recent of sale of Republic Storage Systems, LLC in Canton...

The Illinois Senate has passed legislation filed by State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) to create an easier process for attorneys to file out-of-state subpoenas. "The current process for interstate subpoena requests is...

Those people affected by last week's tornadoes are being given more time to pay their taxes. Governor Bruce Rauner announced that residents living in the devastated areas of DeKalb and Ogle County will have until October 31st to...

KANKAKEE COUNTY TREASURER MARK FRECHETTE HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT. HE SAID HE'S PROUD TO HAVE IMPROVED OPERATIONS IN THE OFFICE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. 94.1 WGFA