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Illinois taxpayers are getting a little more time to file their income taxes. State Department of Revenue spokesperson Terry Horstman says you have until May 17th to finish your taxes. You can file your IL-1040 for free online at...

Governor JB Pritzker has introduced a new plan to reopen Illinois following the COVID-19 closure. He says a bridge phase is the next step before going back to normalcy. Under the bridge phase, health clubs, offices, salons...

ETHISPHERE ANNOUNCES THRIVENT AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST ETHICAL COMPANIES FOR THE 10TH TIME                 ....Recognition honors companies that understand the importance of business...

An Indiana State Police traffic stop led to a police dog sniffing out over 12-hundred pounds of pot inside a vehicle Tuesday morning.  31-year-old Christopher Colburn of McKinleyville, CA was arrested without incident.&nbsp...

State lawmakers have introduced a bill that would mandate all water utilities to begin the process of replacing all the lead service lines in the state. It’s estimated Illinois has between 800,000 to 1.4 million lead service...

The City of Watseka has issued a boil order until further notice for residents along East Elm to Raymond Road, between North 6th and North 8th Streets, extending from Raymond Road to Willow Bend. 94.1 WGFA
The Kankakee Chapter of the NAACP is hosting a candidates’ forum this (Thursday) evening at the Kankakee Public Library. The event is scheduled for 5:30 pm featuring the 3rd and 4th Wards for Kankakee City Council. The Mayoral...

The City of Kankakee has received $15,000 from the National League of Cities (NLC) City Innovation Ecosystems 2020 - 2021 grant. This grant will help the Economic and Community Development Agency (ECDA) partner with SourceLink...

As of 3/16/2021 Kankakee County has 12,864 confirmed cases of COVID-19. 6 new cases since their last update on 3/15/2021. Kankakee County has 177 COVID-19 related deaths. Kankakee County also has 12,121 recoveries. There are...

Great news from Piper City !  'Saba' the service dog is back with her owner. Missing since Sunday night after a traffic accident, the golden-doodle named Saba was reunited with her owner this (Tuesday) morning after running...