The Iroquois West and Paxton Buckley Loda communities invite the public to a special night of high school football (Friday) as the two towns rally to honor our local Hometown Heroes. A special program is...
U.S. News and World Report released the 2020 Best Colleges Report. Olivet Nazarene University received rankings and recognition in six categories.
Olivet is recognized as a Best Regional University in the Midwest and a Best...
Beaverville, Chebanse and Danforth offer some weekend events this weekend in Iroquois County.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church has its historic structure on display for the Annual Founders’ Day Sunday. Church tours are available. Mass...
A 28-year-old man is dead after he jumped from the Schuyler Avenue bridge this (Friday) morning. The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Deangelo Shelby of Kankakee. Fire personnel reported the man was...
Sparks in the grinding room at T&D Metal Manufacturing in Watseka triggered a fire Friday afternoon. The fire in the void space of the ceiling alerted fire personnel just apst Noon. The Watseka Fire Department reports the...
The Illinois Department of Agriculture conducted public meetings in Watseka (Thursday) to get input on three proposed hog confinement operations near Stockland. The Iroquois County Board will next take up the issue. The local...
A missing juvenile from Wilmington was located safely in Ohio last night. Wilmington Police report the 13-year-old girl left her home in Wilmington after babysitting and was last seen around 5 pm. Police were called by the girl’s...
A Peoria-based attorney has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Vermilion County officials for the death of an inmate in the county jail. Jamie Moore of Hoopeston was found dead in a cell August 1, 2018. Moore’s daughter is...
The Ford-Iroquois Farm Bureau will sponsor a Price Outlook meeting Tuesday, September 10. The 7 pm meeting is at the Farm Bureau building in Gilman. AgriVisor Manager Joe Camp will present the price outlook One Earth...
The Farmers’ Almanac is out with its annual predictions for what kind of weather Illinois will see in 2020. Peter Geiger is the editor for the publication. He says Illinois can expect to see a Polar Coaster this winter.
The...
