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The Illinois Department of Human Services reported a new outbreak of coronavirus at the Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee. Nineteen residents along with at least 13 staff members were recently diagnosed. The facility is...

Governor JB Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois construction program includes a six-year, $21.3 billion IDOT construction plan announced Tuesday. It includes building or rebuilding more than 3300 miles of roads and 8 million square feet...

– A music teacher and girls basketball coach in the Ridgeview School District was arrested Tuesday and charged with several counts of criminal sexual assault.  Police began investigating complaints of inappropriate text...

Weekend gunplay not only made news in Chicago and Indianapolis, but also in Peoria and Kankakee. Reports of 71 people shot and at least a dozen dead in Chicago. City leaders again addressing the problem during an afternoon press...

35-year-old Heather Anderson of Watseka many have taken a liking to the Iroquois County Jail. She visited there three-times in a matter of hours between Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Watseka City Police arrested Anderson...

The annual Bourbonnais Friendship Festival is on this year’s cancellation list. The event was postponed in May with organizers hoping to hold it later. But now with the Coronavirus still making news, a decision was made to...

A handful of fire departments responded to a house fire in Paxton Friday. A one-story home in the 500-block of Fall Street was destroyed. A couple living there escaped uninjured. Officials said the fire appeared to have started...

The National Weather Service issued notice that atmospheric conditions are favorable for the development of those white, funnel clouds that often-times trick people. Weather officials say these funnel clouds normally only...

The Town of Wolcott, IN is preparing to construct a new wastewater treatment facility.  It's happening thanks to a 4 million dollar grant. Town leaders say they hope improving wastewater treatment infrastructure will...

The village of Loda is moving forward and anxious about a proposed new water tower. The Village Board learned a construction permit application is going before the Illinois EPA. Bids would then be submitted for review. At issue...