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The Iroquois County Republican Women's Club says applications are currently available for $500 scholarships to be awarded to three Iroquois County graduating female high school seniors. Scholarship applications can be picked up...

The Gilman Chamber of Commerce is planning to change their name to the Iroquois County Chamber of Commerce. Sarah Schoon, Treasurer of the Gilman Chamber of Commerce, says since there are only three active Chambers in the area...

The University of Illinois Extension, Ford-Iroquois Office, invites the public to attend the free monthly Ford-Iroquois Extension Ag Breakfast on April 5 at 7 a.m. The breakfast will take place at the Ford-Iroquois Extension...

The Ford-Iroquois Farm Bureau is accepting applications for their Foundation Scholarships. Applications are available at the Farm Bureau office in Gilman and through high school counselors and FFA Advisors. To be eligible for...

On Sunday around 6:30 p.m., KAMEG agents arrested Anthony L. Boyd, Jr., age 22, and Andre D. Glass, age 23, both of Kankakee. During a traffic stop in the 100 block of North Hammes Avenue in Kankakee, KAMEG Agents recovered a...

The Watseka Area Chamber of Commerce is holding a forum featuring Iroquois County Mayoral Candidates on Monday, March 27th at the Unit 9 building at 1411 W Lafayette. The four candidates are: John Allhands, Mike Marcier, John...

The Newton County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of those involved in a fatal pedestrian crash over the weekend. Michael Halami, 49, of Roselawn was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by Janice Miller of Roselawn on...

The unemployment rate in Vermilion County has risen according to the latest reports. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the jobless rate increased nearly one-and-a-half percent. January’s rate was 8.6 percent...

The Newton County Sheriff’s Office reports a man was killed after being hit by a vehicle in Newton County Saturday. Police responded to a call of a person struck by a vehicle on State Road 10 between DeMotte and Roselawn just...

The former Columbine High School Principal will be the keynote speaker at the Bourbonnais Township Park District’s Emergency Preparedness Leadership program next week. Frank DeAngelis was serving as principal when the mass...