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A woman is dead after a house fire Wednesday night. It happened at a home near West Pine and North Maple Street sometime around 10 p.m. The Ford County Coroner’s Office reports the woman was a hospice patient. She was alone. No...

32-year-old Roy Tykol of Watseka turned himself in at the Iroquois County Jail Wednesday.  He was wanted on  a warrant for theft. 32-year-old James Musselman of Watseka was arrested for burglary.  Iroquois...

After a nearly 19 Hour Standoff, Suspect involved in Fatal Fulton County Deputy Shooting is now in ISP Custody   Tuesday, at approximately 1:58 p.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) officers responded to a residence in...

Fulton County Sheriff’s Deputy Troy Chisum suffered fatal gunshot wounds received after he responded to a battery and disturbance call in Avon, Illinois Tuesday. The 39-year-old Chisum was a four and a half year veteran of the...

The Iroquois Paving Corporation is improving the route near Iroquois Memorial Hospital.  South 4th Street from Jackson Av to Fairman Av is closed today thru the next few days as the route is upgraded.  Motorist needing...

Martin Xtreme Supercross Racing is back on today (Wed) at the Ford County Fair.  The event was cancelled Tuesday because of wet conditions at the grandstanbd.  But fair officials reinstated the event after Tuesday's...

A community leader and former school administrator in Saunemin is jailed in Livingston County facing child pornography charges. Bond is set at $250,000 for 56-yr-old Mike Stoecklin who was arrested on the Class felony Sunday...

It’s quite a moving experience – The Wall That Heals. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica & Mobile Education Center will be on display Thursday thru the weekend at Perry Farm in Bourbonnais. The public can visit and view...

A central Illinois community of 75 residents is celebrating today (Tuesday) as it’s ZIP Code Day. Cornland, Illinois is located 15 miles northeast of Springfield. The zip code thee is 62519, which matches today’s (Tuesday’s)...