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People in Paxton are asking everyone to re-examine white privilige.  Dozens of people participated last night in an End White Silence rally. Those attending gathered outside City Hall to speak and handout pamphlets on the...

                            The newly renovated space provides improved safety and privacy for...

The Dwight Police Department reports the arrest of 33-year-old Johnathan Bachand of Dwight. He’s alleged to have left his vehicle abandoned on a railroad track (6/24). Officers were dispatched to Route 66 at Lion’s Lake...

Public Health officials reported a single new case of coronavirus in both Iroquois and Ford County yesterday.  Iroquois County's case was a male in his 80's.  Ford County reported a woman in her 20's.  Ford County...

Hoopeston Police were called to a retail outlet on N. Dixie Highway Tuesday afternoon where fake money surfaced. 51-year-old Antonietta Spina of Milford had attempted to pass a phony $100 dollar bill. Spina was arrested for...

A business owner in Manteno alerted local police to some suspicious activity, leading to the arrest of a Chebanse woman Monday. 34-year-old Toni White allegedly tried to pass a phony $20 dollar bill. Manteno Police report the...

Vermilion County’s Public Health Department reported (Monday) a total of 76 confirmed COVID-19 cases. There were three more positive cases confirmed, one in their 60s, one in their 40s, and one in their 20s. The County Health...

Sam Shreffler’s fireworks display at Ashkum was as spectacular as ever (Saturday night), but an explosion injured one of the crew-members setting off the fireworks. A large projectile struck one of the workers, causing what’s...

Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden has identified a man killed in a bicycle accident last Thursday evening in Danville. 63-year-old Monte Jones was operating the bike at 6:15 pm when their was a collision with a car at the...

Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden has identified a man killed in a bicycle accident last Thursday evening in Danville. 63-year-old Monte Jones was operating the bike at 6:15 pm when their was a collision with a car at the...