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Governor JB Pritzker announced a new plan (Wednesday) to help prevent a resurgence of COVID-19 in Illinois.  Kankakee and Will County each get their own designation.  The plan breaks the state into 11 regions instead of...

The Earl Park Fall Festival committee has unfortunately exhausted all of our efforts in an attempt to host the 48th Annual Earl Park Fall Festival. In the last 48 years the committee has never experienced something quite like the...

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning until 6:15 pm for Iroquois and Ford counties in Illinois.  A severe storm was observed over Chatsworth in east-central Illinois about 5:15 pm.  Strong winds...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday laid out a targeted approach for Illinois' response to upticks in coronavirus cases around Illinois, saying it was the best way to attack outbreaks while keeping most of the state as free of...

A 35-year-old man was injured and airlifted to Christ Advocate Hospital in Oak Lawn after his SUV ran under a semi-trailer on U.S. 41 in Newton County, IN.  The unidentified man had to be extricated from the wreckage...

A 64-year-old woman is dead after she was accidentally shot by a child that was in her care. Marita Hile of Westville was pronounced dead at Carle Hospital in Urbana Sunday.  She was shot in the back while sitting in the...

Today (Wednesday) is the deadline for 2019 taxes to be filed.  The April 15th deadline was extended by the government due to the COVID-19 pandemic.That two-month extension expires today.  Both your Illinois and federal...

An Onarga man faces  a charge of Criminal Sexual Assault and Unlawful Restraint.  28-year-old Joseph Wessely was arrested by Iroquois County deputies on an outstanding warrant.  A Gilman man, 26-year-old Terry...

A veteran in the political arena fills a vacancy on the Kankakee County Board. Steve Hunter, who served the City of Kankakee as alderman for 40 years and served Illinois for 39 years, was sworn-in (Tues) to serve the County Board...

The Iroquois County Board (Tuesday) approved a Resolution of Appreciation for years of service from Judge James Kinzer. Kinzer’s pending retirement points to his distinguished service to Iroquois County, representing the best...