In Livingston County Court --- 34-year-old Roy Howard pled guilty to a new charge of the unlawful delivery of meth and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. He was given credit for serving 212 days in the Livingston County Jail...
District Congressman Adam Kinzinger and a few other lawmakers are introducing legislation meant to cut back on the backlog of passport applications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Passport Backlog Elimination Act seeks to...
Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded over $1.4 million in FY21 School District Library Grant Program awards to 649 public school districts. More than 1.5 million Illinois students served by school...
Community cooling centers could be a very welcome setting for many people who may not have air-conditioning. In fact, checking on your neighbor, especially the elderly, is good advice as we usher in more hot, humid weather this...
The City of Watseka has a boil order in place this (Thursday) morning. The Order is the north side of East Walnut Street .. extending from North 10th Street east to the City limits. The Boil Order is until further...
The Iroquois County Public Health Department supports back-to-school guidance released by the CDC, IDPH, and ISBE.
Guidance from these sources includes:
• Masks should be worn indoors by...
A 56-year-old Rantoul man was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for distribution and possession of child pornography. Dwayne White was arrested back in June of 2020. White entered a plea of guilty to the...
The Vermilion County Coroner has identified a man who drowned Sunday night in the Vermilion River. Coroner Jane McFadden said 27-year-old Dustan J. Haase of Westville was in a group of kayakers who ran into trouble at a log jam...
There's more Pfizer vaccine clinics at IMH this month. Iroquois County Public Health Department (ICPHD) is partnering with Iroquois Memorial Hospital to hold Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination clinics on Wednesdays and Thursdays...
A 90-year-old Princeville (IL) man is walking 3,600 miles thru several states to raise money for children fighting cancer. Dean Troutman sats it's "one step at a time" and God-willing he'll end his trip sometime next...
