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WASHINGTON – Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-16) released the following statement regarding Pope Francis' address to a Joint Meeting of Congress: "It's an honor to welcome Pope Francis to the United States and be part of his...

The Federal Highway Administration has abandoned its appeal of a court ruling against the proposed Illiana Expressway. The motion added to the mounting obstacles in the way of the controversial 47-mile tollway to link Illinois...

U.S. Representative Robin Kelly's office announced (Tuesday) that Kankakee and Pilot Township fire departments have each been awarded federal grants to bolster their emergency operations. The funds come from the Assistance to...

The hope is to offer assistance to those property owners dealing with flood damage. But there's also a focus on keeping property on the local tax rolls. The Watseka City Council has worked on a flood grant program that'll do...

A damage assessment team from the National Weather Service (NWS) reports it was an EF1 tornado that hit eastern Will County over the weekend. The communities of Frankfort and Monee were cleaning up debris after the tornado hit...

Iroquois Memorial Hospital is ranked in the top 15% by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in their July 2015 Value Based Purchasing Report card. "We are very excited to be ranked in the top 15% of over 3,500...

This is Farm Safety Week. The Fall harvest is underway. Motorists need to be extra careful and aware of slow moving farm equipment on roadways. Area police agencies are asking the motoring to realize that farm equipment includes...

A traffic mishap in White County, IN Sunday afternoon killed one person. A second driver may have been driving under the influence. White County Sheriff Pat Shafer said the crash happened around 3:30 pm at U.S. 421 and County...

A thunderstorm warning was elevated to tornado warnings for parts of Illiana Friday night. The WGFA-listening area was hit with heavy rains. Reports of 1-2 inches fell again -- AFTER 1.5 to 2 inches was recorded early Friday...

Illiana area motorists may want to note that road work in the next week or two will forced scheduled detours.  The Illinois and Indiana Departments of Transportation announced detours for the week of September 21 and...