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Felony charges against the former administrator of the Iroquois County Health Department surfaced Wednesday after a two-year investigation by the Illinois State Police. Dee Anne Schippert is jailed in Iroquois County.&nbsp...

The St. Anne community supported a school consolidation issue with the Illinois Primary Election vote Tuesday. Some 60% of voters supported the referendum question to transition from two districts to a single district, beginning...

                               Gibson City OK’s sales tax hike for new pool It can be difficult for any community to approve two new tax hike...

Chris Balkema is the winner in the 53rd Illinois Senate District race.  Election results were still coming in Wednesday, but figures show Balkema with at least 52% of the Replubican vote in a four-person contest to replace...

Illinois Senate - 40th District Democratic Primary Patrick Joyce Democrat Race not called 8,339 78.80% Kimberly Earling Democrat 2,243 21.20%   Illinois Senate - 53rd District Republican Primary Chris Balkema Republican 11,731...

Assistant State's Attorney Michael Quinlan will be the chief prosecutor in Iroquois County.  The veteran prosecutor grabbed 80 % of Tuesday's Primary vote to succeed James Devine, who did not seek another term.  Quinlan...

The State senate seat in the 53rd District went to Chris Balkema in a 4-person race. The Grundy County Board Chairman will move into the state office to succeed the retiring Tom Bennett.  Balkema won the 4-person contest by...

Kankakee County voters showed support for Colton Ekhoff in the GOP race for Auditor. He defeated incumbent Jake Lee, who served two terms. Eckhoff was a County Board member. Democratic voters in Kankakee County favored Billy...

Jody Munsterman makes news in Iroquois County…winning a County Board seat in District 2. In Tuesday’s Primary Election, Munsterman defeated veteran Board member and Chairman John Shure. She was one of two winners in the District...

                                                Iroquois County:  not so bad ... Election officials are...