The local area continues to deal with rising positivity rates as the COVID-19 cases surge. Both Region 6 and 7 showed increasing numbers Friday.
The Region 6 positivity rate Friday was at 10.6% Region 6 includes Iroquois, Ford...
Remote Learning appears to be “a norm” as more school districts make necessary adjustments. The surge in positive COVID cases finds area districts informing parents about immediate plans for learning. In Kankakee County – 11...
The Watseka Masonic Lodge and the Illinois Masonic Children’s Assistance Program presented the Watseka Park District a grant of $5,300. This grant allows for the creation of homework stations, a clean, safe place for children to...
McLean County authorities report the death of 32-year-old Shawn Moore of Chenoa in a 2-vehicle crash Thursday evening. Moore was the lone occupant of an SUV that collided with a semi tractor-trailer on Illinois Route 24...
Another notice from the Court in Iroquois County – jury duty scheduled for Monday morning, November 9, is canceled. Those citizens notified for 9:30 am and 11 am calls need not report. The 21st Circuit has suspended court...
Judge Michael Sabol set bond at $100,000 (Thursday) for a Champaign man jailed in Iroquois County for car-jacking a vehicle in Clifton. 29-year-old Justin Terry fled from police after stealing a car from the Circle K gas...
Surging coronavirus cases has lead to more deaths in the immediate area. Three new deaths are reported from Kankakee County health officials. Eighty people have noe died from the virus in the county. In...
A public notice -- effective Thursday 11/5, the Iroquois County Administrative Center in Watseka is closed to the general public until further notice.
All normal County functions will remain in operation Monday thru Friday 8:30...
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was dealt a blow Tuesday as Democratic Illinois Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride conceded defeat following a record-smashing, big-dollar fight against a pair of billionaires who wanted to...
