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As with most consolidated elections, voter turnout in Illinois on Tuesday was meager. The Iroquois County turnout was 25%, the City of Watseka had a 28% turnout where a mayoral race and all four city Wards had contested...

Benny Marcier will be the next mayor of Watseka.  The 3rd Ward alderman was a  winner over 4th Ward Alderman Scott Anderson in the Consolidated Election Tuesday.  Marcier won about 62% of the vote to succeed John...

44-year-old Jesse Hammel of Paxton is facing weapons charges after his arrest in Danville Tuesday. Danville Police Officers received a dispatch of a 911 call stating a subject driving in a blue van pointed a gun at another driver...

A two-vehicle crash in Livingston County Saturday claimed the life of a 67-year-old Gibson City woman.  Jerrie Enghausen was a passenger in an SUV driven by her husband, James Enghausen.  The accident happened just...

Polls are open today until 7 pm.  It's Consolidated Election Day. The local election is an opportunity for citizens to have a say in their local government.  Although turnout is usually low, officials hope citizens will...

                                 Danville man wanted in Texas 29-year-old Domonique Hoskins of Danville was jailed inWatseka and was waiting to...

Illiana temperatures are expected to reach 78-80 to close out the work week today (Friday).  Then there's a chance of a very wet weekend, with showers and thunderstorms and maybe serious winds, hail and possibly...

The Iroquois County Sheriff's Office is warning the public about a dramatic increase in a variety of scams recently. Most of them take place over the phone or via social media. Some of the scams include phone calls reporting that...

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Thursday that construction is underway on Illinois 116 in Pontiac. The work zone will be from Ewing Drive just west of Interstate 55 to the bridge over the Vermilion River and...

The Illinois Department of Transportation is informing the motoring public that Road construction work on Route 115 begins next week.  Weather permitting, construction will begin Monday between Roberts and Illinois Route...