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The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is naming three more Illinois communities, claiming the towns are using phony sales offices which divert sales tax revenue away from Chicago's taxing districts. The RTA is naming...

OTTAWA - The office of Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) will hold traveling office hours in April throughout the Sixteenth District. Staffers will be available to assist constituents on issues ranging from Veterans and...

Temperatures weren't too bad Thursday for the arrival of the spring season. And today's high may reach 65. But then winter returns. We could see snow again Monday. Many folks advantage of a nice day. The National Weather Service...

Tornado sirens were being tested Thursday as part of Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Schools are making sure students are prepared as well. Some school districts, especially elementary buildings, practiced a tornado drill...

                              -one-time WGFA employee and rural Watseka...

Incumbent Iroquois County Board Chairman Rod Copas lost a bid for re-election Tuesday. Copas was defeated in a 3-way race for two open seats in District 2. Former board member Dan Pursley of Loda and John Shure of Buckley were...

The Milford school district will form a new Unit District after voters approved a consolidation issue on Tuesday's ballot. The proposition asked if a unit district shall be established in the territory now making up the #280...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is preparing for the sixth season of its Illinois State Fairgrounds Community Garden. A meeting has been scheduled March 25 at 5:30 p.m. for new and returning gardeners. The meeting...

The public is invited to a free presentation on the roots of constitutionalism in the Middle East, to be held Wednesday, March 26 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in the Kankakee Community College Workforce Development Center Conference Hall...

The Kankakee City Council has approved a public safety fee to help avoid lay-offs due to the loss of a sales tax revenue program. Final approval for the fee came after discussion by council-members. Those residents getting their...