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Vote by mail option postcards set to arrive in mailboxes for the second time soon

KANKAKEE - Be prepared for another round of vote-by-mail postcards arriving to mailboxes across the area soon. The second round of postcards is part of a new voting option law put...

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Child killed after being hit by Bus Friday afternoon

PARK FOREST - A 7-year-old child is being mourned by staff and students of a local school Saturday morning...

Frankfort

Dog gets loose, discovers body of Frankfort man missing since November in woods off Route 30

FRANKFORT - A dog who got off their leash last Thursday and ran into some nearby woods led their...

Bourbonnais

Special Cache! Illinois Dog makes Illinois history during Bourbonnais arrest

BOURBONNAIS - A local man’s arrest Monday would not have been possible without the help of a very uniquely...

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Middle School Student’s quick thinking helped avoid Child Abduction Thursday

STEGER - A middle school students’ quick actions saved her from an attempted abduction attempt Thursday morning. According to Steger...

If all lives truly matter in America, passing HB 5855, the Protect Illinois Communities Act is a start to prove it

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Chasity Wells-Armstrong - December 23, 2022

For several decades, the scientific community has classified gun violence as a public health issue which is why addressing gun violence must be viewed...

Joyce: Three times a day, you need a Farmer

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Patrick Joyce - August 30, 2022

“Once in your life, you need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, and a preacher. But every day, three times a day, you need...

Joyce: Giving Thanks

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Patrick Joyce - November 30, 2021

November is traditionally a time we give thanks for our blessings. Even in these challenging times, we have so many reasons to be thankful. We...

Op-Ed: The Summer of Hope

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Patrick Joyce - July 27, 2021

This is a summer of hope, of reconnecting – of getting our lives back. Since I returned home from the spring legislative session in Springfield...

Op-Ed: The Work in Springfield continues this Summer

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Patrick Joyce - June 28, 2021

June is here, and summertime usually means our legislative session in Springfield is finished. But as I write you this month, our work continues. We...

Op-Ed: Covering up just makes good sense today: for Illinois farm fields, for our economy and for our environment

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Patrick Joyce - May 26, 2021

Covering up just makes good sense today: for Illinois farm fields, for our economy and for our environment As a longtime family farmer, I have...

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