Phil,

2 stations one being a translator on the same frequency that close. Wow. I would call the station ask who the engineer is and forward them your complaint.

Yes lot of the Federal offices are cutback due to Covid.

Some signals from around there (especially Power 92) easily make it up to I94 corridor between Milwaukee and Kenosha. For ham I hear a lot of 220 and 2 meter activity repeaters and simplex like locals often. Has to do with the lake acting as a ground plane.

Z