A traffic stop in rural Ashkum by Iroquois County Sheriff's Police finds 35-year-old Derek Thornton jailed in Watseka. Deputies found a suitcase in Thornton's vehicle. The suitcase contained about a pound and a-half...
Five performances of "The Promise of Christmas" are being presented this year in Watseka. The Iroquois County Cantata is offered at the First Christian Church on N. 6th Street. The first two performances are today...
A new Acting Director has been named for the VA Illiana Health Care System. Stephanie Young comes to Danville from Michigan. She will lead the operations of primary and secondary healthcare services for Veterans residing in...
– A Benton Central teacher and coach has resigned.
Tyler Rosenbarger turned in his resignation to the school board last month. He had been on administrative leave following an investigation by Indiana State Police, according to...
Iroquois County's 2015 Toys for Tots program again brought many volunteers together. The toys distribution is this weekend at the Watseka Depot, just off South 2nd Street...
One of the Coordinators Cindy Guttendorf. Her family's...
The state of Illinois' ongoing budget impasse is coming ever so close to home. The lack of a state budget and non-payment of reimbursements to agencies may force the closure of the Ford County Public Health...
Kankakee Police Chief Larry Regnier tells the Daily-Journal "it's kind of a tit-for-tat situation," rival gangs shooting at each other. And another incident happened Wednesday.
Chief Regnier said the rival gang war's been going...
Danforth Fire Chief Jason Brown and Watseka Police Chief Roger Lebeck are being praised for their knowledge and leadership in serving the Iroquois County 9-1-1 Board. Both men are retiring from the local Emergency Telephone...
Newton County, Indiana Sheriff Tom VanVleet is recognizing three employees in his department with longevity awards. The sheriff said "we are lucky to have these dedicated employees and sincerely appreciate their commitment to...
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence announced a $70 million plan Tuesday to widen Interstate 65 throughout Lake County to three lanes in each direction from Merrillville to Lowell.
Pence said the project is part of his Major Moves 2020...
