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A select area of Ashkum is under a boil order until further notice.  This affects the east side of 5th Street and north side of Main Street. 94.1 WGFA
Haunted houses, trunk-or-treat and trick-or-treat events are on the weekend calendar in several area communities. Safety experts remind parents to make sure their children are properly dressed and following safety...

Trick-or-Treat hours are listed for Sunday, October 31.  >>> Watseka 4-6 pm Donovan 5-7 pm Martinton 5-7 pm Crescent City 5-7 pm Gilman   5 - 7 pm Milford 4-7 pm Chebanse   5 - 7:30 pm Hoopeston 5...

The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued updated COVID-19 guidance to help people celebrate Halloween and other fall activities more safely. IDPH is reminding people that masks are currently required for all indoor...

21-year-old Darryl L Jordan of Kankakee, accused in a double-homicide in Vermilion County, now faces indictment.  A grand jury moved the case forward in Danville last week.  Police reported the double-homicide took...

The flood warning issued for Sugar Creek at Milford continues until this (Wednesday) evening.  The NWS extended the warning Tuesday, minor flooding is occuring.  Barricades were in place at several usual flood-prone...

The South Newton School District is closed today (Wednesday) due to a gas leak.  It is a Remote Learning Day, with a two-hour delay.   94.1 WGFA
Roads were closed, school closed, and residents in Cissna Park were scrambling Monday as flood waters climbed into basements, homes and garages. The usual flood waters from Mud Creek were intense…as the flood situation appeared...

A Crescent City man was killed when he was hit by a vehicle on I-57. It happened near the Kankakee – Will County line Sunday evening. Illinois State police report 50-yr-old Earl Rice Jr. was walking away from his disabled vehicle...

The Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group (KAMEG), the Pledge for Life Partnership, Riverside Healthcare, State Representative Jackie Haas and local Law Enforcement partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administration...