The Iroquois County Board (Tuesday) approved a resolution allowing Ford County Highway Engineer Greg Perkinson to serve as Acting-Iroquois County Engineer until Joel Moore’s replacement can be hired. The County Highway Committee...
A moment of silence for Joel Moore. The Iroquois County Board (Tuesday) stood in silence to remember its long-time Highway chief. Joel Moore passed away April 21 after a bout with cancer. The 53-year-old’s tenure with Iroquois...
Illinois leads the nation in the number of tornadoes so far this year with 86. There were 22 confirmed tornadoes alone across the state during a March 31 outbreak which killed several people. State climatologist Trent Ford says...
Iroquois County and other county health departments are asking the public to help with the collection of dead birds for West Nile testing. It's time for the West Nile Virus. Testing requires dead birds to be...
The Ashkum boil order issued last Thursday was lifted Tuesday afternoon. Village officials got the OK after the State water samples came back from Springfield. The boil order affected Front Street south of Lake...
Illinois lawmakers joined with the state's fire officials Monday calling for inclusion of tax credit for volunteer firefighters in the state budget. Officials praised the efforts of volunteers during the dust storm last...
The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal is raising awareness about the seriousness of the crime of arson during Arson Awareness Week with a focus on fire-setting issues among youth. The National Fire Protection Association...
Watseka Police issued eight written warnings, a state cittation, made three arrests during a traffic and warrant enforcement detail Friday night. Officers also responded to six service calls and business checks.
A warrant...
A 24-year-old Danville man died from injuries after he was ejected from his Harley-Davidson motorcycle Saturday night. Jacob Lovell was pronounced dead at an area hospital. He was hit by a passing vehicle after being...
In the last report of its kind, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced that the CDC is reporting that all counties in the state are at Low Community Level for COVID-19. For the seventh stratight week, no counties were...
