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ST. LOUIS — Nearly 220 counties in a dozen drought-stricken states were added Wednesday to the U.S. government's list of natural disaster areas as the nation's agriculture chief unveiled new help for frustrated, cash-strapped...

Fire destroyed a huge storage shed in Sheldon Wednesday afternoon.  The cause is yet-to-be-determined, according to Sheldon Fire Chief Stan Molter…….                                                  (anything)  ...

– The Pros and Cons of the Illiana Expressway finds various opinions  about how the route will effect residents who live in the proposed areas.  And---Tuesday, several hundred (700-800) people attended a public hearing at...

CHAMPAIGN — State Climatologist Jim Angel is reporting the month of July was a record-setter.  And the final day of the month may bring yet one more day of 90-degree temperatures. Many communities, including the...

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Statement as of 9:14 AM July 31, 2012 ...The Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Benton...southern Newton and Iroquois counties has expired... The line of storms which prompted the warning...

Heavy, welcome rainfall is falling in Iroquois County.  A severe T-Storm Warning remains in effect 'til 9:15 am.    THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANKAKEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED. THE LINE OF STORMS...

                    T-Storm Warning 'til 8:30 am .........    Tuesday, July 31, 2012   A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAKE.NORTH CNTL IROQUOIS & KANKAKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 830...

Someone left grease on the stove.  That led to a fire at 508 N. 2nd Street in Watseka last evening. Watseka firemen were on the scene just about 30 minutes.  Two other occupants of the house discovered the fire and called...

                                                --Police report one man in custody  --   Illinois State Police are investigating the Sunday morning death of a 21-year-old Manteno man.   Corey Patterson of...

Rescue workers Sunday recovered the body of a 16-year-old boy from the Kankakee River.  Shaun Lynch, of Bonfield, was found at 4 p.m. Sunday in the in Bourbonnais Township near Perry Farm property. Kankakee County...