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A fire Monday afternoon south of Paxton destroyed a utility shed. The property site was at 90 N and 2280 E Road. Paxton Fire responded just before 1 pm. The shed and its contents were destroyed. A spokesperson said a burn barrel...

Illiana area motorists are advised to hold on to that steering wheel today.  A wind advisory from the NWS has afternoon winds at maybe 45 mph.  Showers and Thunderstorms late this afternoon could be accompanied with...

A 45-year-old Pekin man faces a DUI charge after a crash this (Tues) morning on Illinois Route 47 north of Fisher. Nelson Towery had his truck stopped on the highway with its lights turned off. Illinois State Police said a semi...

Three regions of Illinois begin new stricter mitigation rules, under guidelins announced by Governor J.B. Pritzker Monday.  Regions five, seven and eight, wich include southern Illinois and Kankakee and Will , and Kane and...

Case-counts for COVID-19 continue to show rising numbers. Iroquois County’s death count is now 21. And the additional cases added from over the weekend is 95 --- 95 CASES SINCE THE LAST REPORT ON Friday. Iroquois County’s total...

A fire Monday afternoon south of Paxton destroyed a utility shed. The property site was at 90 N and 2280 E Road. Paxton Fire responded just before 1 pm. The shed and its contents were destroyed. A spokesperson said a burn barrel...

The Guertine Street railroad crossing in St. Anne will be closed today (Tuesday) thru Friday. The K.B. & S Railroad is being repaired. The improvement project will find that route closed ‘til week’s end. 94.1 WGFA
Indiana State Police reported a weekend crash near Covington that killed a 28-year-old motorcyclist from Illinois.  James McVey of Bolingbrook was dead at the scene, according to investigators.  McVey died when his...

In Grundy County Court – a Dwight man was sentenced to seven-years in prison for Aggravated DUI. 49-year-old Orlando Martinez had five other DUI’s with four previous convictions. Martinez was given 136 days credit for time served...

A juvenile was in custody after shots were fired in Rantoul over the weekend.  Rantoul Police responded to shots fired Saturday afternoon in the 700-block of Willow Pond Road.  Witnesses provided investigators with...