The Braidwood Police and Fire Department are working with the State Fire Marshall investigating a fatal house fire. It happened yesterday (Wed) afternoon. Emergency crews were dispatched to the 400 block of Anndon Drive just...
Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms extending in a line from near Piper City to near Gibson City moving northeast at 45 mph. This was just before 8 am. Wind gusts were at 45-50 mph. The weather advisory...
Little or no damage has been reported from a reported tornado touchdown west of Gilman Tuesday evening. Iroquois County citizens submitted video showing a funnel aloft near Gilman and Onarga about 6:20 pm. A tornado...
Iroquois County Coroner Bill Cheatum said a 61-year-old Momence man was found dead along Route 52 Tuesday morning, but the man’s death was not foul play. Cheatum said the man may have suffered a heart attack or some other medical...
An Illinois county sheriff was a guest of President Donald Trump Monday. Livingston County Sheriff Tony Childress was part of a roundtable discussion about policing in America. Livingston County Sheriff Tony Childress...
The remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal could bring wind, rain, and the threat of severe storms to parts of central-Illinois and west-central Indiana today. As the storm moves across Missouri and Iowa, the local area could...
A Crete (IL) man was killed in a plane crash near Beecher Monday afternoon. The Will County Coroner’s Office identifies the victim as 84-year-old John Van Kalker. He was the pilot of a single passenger aircraft that came down ¼...
A 70-year-old St. Anne man was killed in a traffic crash Monday. It happened on Exline Road, near 5500 E. Daniel Fallon was identified by the County Coroner’s Office. Fallon ’s SUV left the roadway, throwing the victim from the...
A 49-year-old Kankakee man trimming trees died Monday when he fell from the roof of a home. Salvador Bendolla was on the roof of a neighbor’s home when he lost his balance, according to the Kankakee County Coroner’s Office. He...
Tuesday's 6/9 meeting of the Iroquois County Board finds members gathering at the Highway Department on Route 1 S in Watseka. The 9 am meeting will again focus on social distancing. Face masks are required.
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