United States of America flags are on proud display throughout much of Watseka where a military funeral today (Monday) will honor Army Sgt. Jeremy C.Sherman. The 23-year-old will be laid to rest with full military honors...
Illinois health officials are reporting over 12-thousand new COVID-19 cases. The new cases of the virus were announced yesterday on Thanksgiving Day, along with more than 130 additional deaths. Over six-thousand...
Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup has released the name of a man who has died from gunshot wounds he received in the early morning hours of Thursday. Champaign Police responded to the 2500 block of Leeper Court in Champaign...
The casket for SGT Jeremy Sherman is scheduled to arrive at Midway Airport on Friday at noon. The community is requested to “line the streets” after 1:00 PM from Gilman east on Highway 24 though Crescent City to the Knapp...
Around 380 local governments in Illinois haven’t claimed their share of federal pass-through money to cover COVID-19 related costs, according to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The deadline for local...
Kankakee County Public Health (Wednesday) reported three more coronavirus deaths. The county now has 106 individuals who have died from the virus. Health officials also report 168 new confirmed cases, the county’s total at 8,279...
There were slight declines (Wednesday) in COVID positivity numbers for both Regions 6 and 7 in Illinois. The Iroquois County positivity rate was at 16.7 percent. Iroquois is included in Region 6 along with Ford, Champaign and...
Monday offered some encouraging news in the positivity rates for COVID-19. There was another decrease in the high numbers of late. The Region 7 rate last week peaked at 20.7%. That’s for the Kankakee-Will County area. Monday’s...
Single-vehicle accidents in Iroquois County over the weekend resulted in DUI arrests. Sheriff's Police report 20-year-old Dylan Jones of Stockland hit a tree whil driving thru Sugar Creek Cemetery Sunday. Deputies...
