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Iroquois Memorial Hospital welcomes the public to its 100th birthday celebration this weekend.  Several guests will join IMH officials at a program Saturday on the hospital lawn.  Tours of the hospital will be...

A Chebanse man beaten outside a Watseka tavern has died of injuries. 55-year-old Gary Guenette suffered severe head injuries Monday night. He had been in critical condition at Carle Hospital in Urbana. Guenette's death finds the...

More than 400 people will graduate at the 47th annual KCC commencement ceremony (Saturday) at 10 am in the George H. Ryan Gymnasium. Karen Hunter Anderson, executive director of the Illinois Community College Board, will be the...

It's been a tradition for WGFA Radio. And a popular tradition at that. The annual Iroquois County Spelling Contest. And it happens again Friday (May 13th). The 50th WGFA 5th – 6th Grade Iroquois County Spelling Contest airs at...

Danville Area Community College is honoring four people who are credited with playing a significant role in the history, development, and continued success of the college. Richard Cheney, Gladys Davis, Tom Conron, Jr., and...

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of Dracy "Clint" Pendleton. The man accused of firing on a Mahomet police officer is a subject of an FBI bulletin. Anyone with information...

Kankakee Police and the Kankakee County Coroner's office are investigating what appears to be a fatal hit and run accident. It happened Monday night on U.S. Route 45, south of Kankakee. An unidentified man died at Presence St...

The Watseka Police Department is investigating a downtown altercation that leaves a Chebanse man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The un-identified victim is at Carle Hospital in Urbana having suffered a severe head...

Kankakee County Under-Sheriff Mike Downey has a new title today (Wednesday) He's now Sheriff Mike Downey. The Kankakee County Board (Tuesday) unanimously endorsed Downey to replace now-retired Sheriff Tim Bukowski. Downey had...

Bradley Police Lt. Michael Johnston has been appointed the village's new police chief. The veteran member of the force succeeds Don Kufner who resigned. Johnston is a 19-year veteran of the department. The appointment, made by...