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ComEd's officials are reporting all of Kankakee County and surroundning areas have their electrical service outage back online.  The exception is a small part of the Grundy County area. Many neighborhoods had been without...

ComEd officials report the restoration numbers keep on getting better. The company is now saying 90 percent of its customers have their power back on after so many were left without since Monday’s tornado activity slammed...

The Illinois Department of Public Health said 1,834 new cases were reported statewide and 24 more people have died. The state climbed past the 2000,000 mark in total cases. IDPH is reporting a total of 200,427 cases and 7,696...

A U.S. Route 24 resurfacing project begins Monday. Motorists should be aware of flagmen directing traffic along the route from the Illinois State Line to U.S. 41 in Newton County, IN. The Indiana Department of Transportation...

Jasper, White and Tippecanoe Counties all reported additional confirmed cases of caronavirus Thursday. 1,046 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19. According to Indiana State Department of Health,  77,565...

The USDA is projecting record corn and soybeans yields this year.  Numbers are definitely up in Illinois.  The corn yield is expected at 207 bushels per acre, up 26 bushels from last year.  Illinois' soybean yield...

The death of a 66-year-old man finds Kankakee Police asking for information from the public to solve the city's second homicidce in the last week. Albert Zaragoza was found dead in his room in the 400-block of West...

Health officials in Vermilion County are now reporting they’ve reached a total of 236 positive cases of coronavirus. One of the latest cases is a pre-school-aged child. Public Health Administrator Doug Toole said the agency...

Progress is being made by Ameran and Com-Ed crews after Monday's tornadoes, which left thousands in the dark. Com-Ed has outside sources assisting in restoring electricla service in several Chicago-land suberbs and northwest...

It’s been a long delay, but Ford County landowners can expect to finally receive their 2019 property tax bills in the mail by the middle of next week. County Treasurer Krisha Shoemaker says final proofing is underway and the...