The Route 24 railroad crossing at the Toledo, Peoria & Western crossing west of Watseka is closed beginning today (Monday 8/3). The crossing is being upgraded by T.P.&W. crews for the next days. A detour has been...
Minor injuries reported to three Wisconsin men when they were thrown from an ATV they were riding Saturday in rural St. Anne. The driver, 24-year-old Thomas Ayling, was cited Iroquois County Sheriff's Police for operating an ATV...
Forty-seven year-old Thomas McClintock of Cissna Park suffered fatal injuries in a one-vehicle accident Saturday in Iroquois County.
Sheriff's Police report McClintock lost control of his southbound pickup truck on County Road...
Monticello, IN police reported a car collided with a moped in the 1800 block of N. Francis Street Sunday afternoon. 57-year-old James Bush was pronounced dead at the scene. The White County Sheriff's Office said Bush's moped hit...
The Watseka city administration is providing updated information on flood clean-up. Debris removal will continue Monday 8/3 thru Friday 8/7.
Another reminder – debris removal is for area of town impacted by the flood. Residents...
Mail scams have Iroquois County residents being warned again. Sheriff's Police want to make people aware following a couple of reports from the Ashkum area.
A mailed letter informs people they've won a cash prize, lottery or...
A Fowler, Indiana man is jailed and facing child porn charges. Indiana State Police report 65-year-old Thomas Harman is in the Benton County jail having been arrested for nine counts of possession of child pornography.
A tip...
A 2-story abandoned tavern fire in Martinton has several fire departments on the scene today (Fri). The fire at 109 Main Street alerted firemen around 9:30 am.
No injuries are reported.
The fire apparently originated from a...
There's more dismal news coming out of Kankakee on the job-front. The BASF Corporation, formerly known as Cognis, is announcing 50 employees are being laid off.
It was announced earlier that the Bunge Corporation would be...
The public comment segment of Iroquois County Board meetings may have some new guidelines in place, if approved by the full county board.
The Board is trying to address what has become, at times, lengthy public comment sessions...
