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Four students were taken to the hospital as a precaution after a school bus and a cow collided Tuesday morning. The wandering cow was on Illinois Route 9 at Hoopeston. There was no serious injury. 94.1 WGFA
Four fire departments battled a single-story house fire south of Watseka Wednesday. No injury was reported, but the house was destroyed. The American Red Cross is providing help. County records show the house is owned by Travis...

URBANA --- Fifty-four year-old Greg Yates and his son, Terrance Yates, have pleaded guilty for defrauding a federal business loan program out of $1.7 million dollars. Both men face sentencing in May, according to the U-S...

Boil orders in Roberts just won't go away. The small Ford County community is battling water line breaks and the cold weather has offered no relief. Only a few days after a boil order was lifted in town, residents are again...

Pigeon Grove Township Road Commissioner Dan Bauer of Cissna Park is free on bond having been arrested for Official Misconduct. The 54-year-old Bauer is accused of using the township's tax exempt status for personal gain. He was...

A water main break has forced school officials in Gibson City to relocate school classes today and maybe thru the week. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High school announced temporarily classes at Gibson City Bible Church because of...

The Newton County Republican Central Committee is pleased to announce that United States Senator, Dan Coats, will give the keynote address at the 2014 annual Lincoln Day Dinner to be held Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at the Beaver...

KANKAKEE -- Two semis collided on I-57 late Saturday morning, killing one of the drivers. Illinois State Police report 22-year-old Stefan Deranja of Chicago was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver, 55-year-old Russell...

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(Chicago, IL) -- If you can't remember a winter colder than this, you're probably under 30. Friday was the 22nd day this winter with temperatures at zero or below, compared with the average of seven such days in a normal winter...