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I-57 in Iroquois County is among several Illinois routes posing hazardous driving conditions this (Wednesday) morning.  Roads are covered in sheets of ice.  Snowfall has melted on roadways then freezing and posing slick...

Three people, including a juvenile, face felony charges after an armed robbery in Sheldon Monday. Iroquois County Sheriff's Police report an Indiana man was lured to Sheldon then robbed at gunpoint.  The suspects took $500...

The 12th coronavirus death was announced Tuesday by the Kankakee County Public Health Department. A male in his 80’s was added to the fatality list. Eight new cases were showing positive results, the county total now at 228. The...

Following the guidelines of a state executive order to social-distance, the Iroquois County Board conducted its monthly meeting (Tuesday) in short order -- with a telephone conference call. The approximate 30-minute meeting...

Circuit Judge Kathy Bradshaw-Elliott set bond at $100,000 for 38-year-old Shannon Green of Kankakee.  She was arrested and faces felony charges for aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm and...

This (Tuesday) morning's Iroquois County Board meeting is being conducted via a conference-call.  The interested public can gain access by dialing up a Public Access phone number --- 1-480-660-5340.  The Access...

Two more novel coronavirus cases were reported in Livingston County over the weekend.  The Livingston County Health Department reported (Monday) one of the two news cases is from Pontiac. A woman in her 60's is the...

19-year-old Dylan Blair and 24-year-old Daniel Blair, both of Gilman, were jailed in Iroquois County after arrests were made by local sheriff's deputies. Both are charged with possession of  a stolen vehicle.&nbsp...

Support for local businesses is being pushed by three agencies in Kankakee County.  During the stress of the current COVID-19 pandemic, shoppers are encouraged to Stay at Home - and Shop Local to support small business. The...

29-year-old Travid Houser of Watseka faces charges of burglary and theft.  He was arrested last week by Watseka Police following an investigation of a reported burglary in the 100-block of N. Jefferson on Thursday. Houser is...