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The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that there will be daily closures on the exit and entrance ramps at the Interstate 55 Odell interchange (exit 209) in Livingston County beginning Monday, September 22. The...

Jim Edgar, arguably one of the most popular state leaders in Illinois history, died Sunday at 79.  Edgar was raised in Charleston, IL.  He guided Illinois through much of the 1990s with a focus on fiscal matters to...

               Indiana Rail Safety Week Highlights the Importance of Making Safe Choices Around Trains and Railroad Tracks Every year, 2,100 North Americans are killed or seriously injured...

                                              Lt. Mark Harris to serve as Deputy-Chief The Watseka City Council...

The Iroquois County Board (Tuesday) passed a Resolution honoring Iroquois West high school senior Aubrey Chandler. Miss Chandler recently placed 3rd in the Junior 2025 Illinois State Smallbore Championships at the Illinois State...

Roger Koerner Jr. (Kern-er) and Kenneth Lewellen are two new members of the Kankakee County Board. Koerner represents District 10 while Lewellen will be a voice for District 14.  Both were sworn-in Tuesday, filling...

State Senator Chris Balkema has been appointed to the Legislative Audit Commission, a bipartisan panel made up of members from both the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives that reviews state audits and ensures agencies...

CHAMPAIGN — A $100 million gift gives U of I football a new name for its home field.  The gift is from from Larry Gies to Illinois' Division of Intercollegiate Athletics (DIA).  That gift renames the home of Illinois...

The boil order for the area near Florida Drive in Crescent City is now lifted.  E.R.H Enterprises issued the boil order Monday after a major water main break.  Some two doen residences were included in the boil order...

In an open letter to fans, Chicago Bears president Kevin Warren said the focus of the McCaskey family, which owns the team, has been clear: build a world-class stadium that requires zero money from the state of Illinois for its...