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The 50th annual Iroquois County Christmas Cantata is this weekend!  6pm & 8pm this Friday, the 19th.  Also at 2pm & 4pm this Sunday the 21st.  This year's presentation is called “Light of the Stable."&nbsp...

A first-ever report from state health officials, how alcohol is used and sometimes misused The Illinois Department of Public Health says it has issued its first comprehensive report on how alcohol is used, and sometimes misused...

Sunday’s cold temps and the high winds fueled flames that destroyed a 2-story house at Melvin Street and East County Road in Thawville Sunday. Six departments answered the call and firemen were at the scene for 4.5 hours...

Damage estimates are pegged at $20 - $30,000 following a single-story house fire in Milford Sunday evening. The cold weather didn’t help Milford and Stockland firefighters at 309 Axtel Street. Fire personnel were at the scene...

A family of four lost everything (last Wednesday) in a house fire at 502 E. Main Street in Ashkum. Two adults and 2 children barely had time to exit the house when the fire broke out about 5 am, according to Ashkum Chief Jeff...

                              I-57 at Illinois 54 interchange to close overnight December 16-18 The Illinois Department of Transportation announces...

The Indiana Senate rejected a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump on Thursday in a 31-19 vote.  Twenty-one senators from the Republican supermajority and all 10 of the chamber’s Democrats voted down the...

                         Makes Becker's Healthcare list for third consecutive year For her excellence in financial operations and for executing key strategic...

Iroquois County’s Annual Assessor Meeting is Thursday, December 18. The 1 pm meeting is in the County Board Room at the Administration Center in Watseka. The Assessment Office recently mailed out the ‘Notice of Property...

It’s been labeled a ‘second chance’ for Illinois youth – the Lincoln’s Challenge Academy. Over the years, many young people who crossed the line and tangled with Court matters were offered another chance at education and their...