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A rash of vehicle burglaries on East Cherry Street in Watseka has city police alerting the public to be aware and report suspicious activity. Police Sgt. Jeremy Douglas says in some cases, vehicles were left unlocked by the...

This year's corn and soybean harvest figures to be a big one. The USDA issued a forecast forecasts 2.218 billion bushels of corn from Illinois, up 5.6 percent from last year, and 542 million bushels of beans, up 17 percent from...

KAMEG agents Sunday were conducting an investigation in the 400 block of South Osborn Avenue in Kankakee when officers approached a man who fled on foot. 24-year-old Deambrece L. Hobbs attempted to discard a loaded .40 caliber...

Kankakee County's Zoning Board of Appeals is reviewing an application for a medical marijuana greenhouse. An August 21st meeting is planned. A company in Frankfort, with ties to a Colorado medical marijuana operation, is trying...

A driver who was dumping grain into a pit in St. Anne is recovering after a grain dust explosion. Officials say the driver was taken to the hospital just after 2 pm Monday. No word on the driver's condition. Emergency responders...

ERH Enterprises issued a boil order this (Mon) morning for the entire community of Buckley. The Boil order will be in place until further notice. 94.1 WGFA
A Loda resident allegedly exposed himself to a group of people Sunday. 58-year-old Steven DeGeere was arrested by Iroquois County Sheriff's Police. Police received a complaint of a man exposing himself repeatedly to a small...

An apartment complex fire Saturday afternoon in Danforth affected two families. Fire Chief Jason Brown reported no injury. The cause is under investigation by the State Fire Marshall's Office. Damage estimates were...

ASSOCIATED PRESS DES MOINES, Iowa — A mild summer across much of the nation's heartland has provided optimum growing conditions for the nation's corn and soybean crops. Pair that with high-yield seeds and other new farming...

CHAMPAIGN — Asian tiger mosquitoes, which can carry the chikungunya virus, are turning up in Champaign County for a fourth summer in a row and have also been found in Vermilion County, public health officials said. These...