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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
IROQUOIS COUNTY BOARD MEMBER SUSAN WYNN-BENCE HAS ANNOUNCED HER RESIGNATION FROM THE BOARD, EFFECTIVE AT THE END OF THE MONTH. SHE'S JOINING THE ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, WORKING IN THE RURAL AFFAIRS DIVISION. 94.1 WGFA
Convicted-killer Kamron Taylor wss back in a Kankakee County courrtoom Monday where he appeared to be appointed a new defense attorney.  The 23-year-old appeared before Judge Kathy Bradshaw-Elliott while shackled by his...

Kankakee County Board members (Tuesday) voted against returning a moratorium to the Solid Waste Disposal Plan. But members made it clear, they're not in favor of a landfill. New language will be the next step in the plan. The...