The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs will soon be looking for contractors to take up the $230 million bond-funded project to build a new facility for the Quincy Veterans Home. IDVA Acting Director Linda Chapa LaVia expects...
The Iroquois Co CUSD 9 Board of Education is conducting a search for a new superintendent. The selection of a new superintendent is probably the most important decision a board of education has to make; therefore, the Board has...
A guilty plea in Kankakee Circuit Court (Tuesday) by 19 year old Yisel Varela for possession of drugs lands the young Kankakee woman in prison for six-years. State’s Attorney Jim Rowe says hopefully this serves as a lesson for...
The Iroquois County Board (Tuesday) voted to approve construction of three livestock management facilities. All three, near Stockland, are subject to final approval from the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
Parks Livestock...
Watseka Police were busy Tuesday morning investigating an armed bank robbery at Iroquois Farmers State Bank in Watseka. It unfolded at 9:48 am. Watseka Police were joined by Iroquois County Sheriff’s Police, Illinois State Police...
There will be a late season surge of mid-summer heat and humidity this week -- Tuesday through Thursday. As a warm front lifted north late Sunday night into Monday morning, widely scattered showers and a few thunderstorms were...
The Iroquois West and Paxton Buckley Loda communities invite the public to a special night of high school football (Friday) as the two towns rally to honor our local Hometown Heroes. A special program is...
U.S. News and World Report released the 2020 Best Colleges Report. Olivet Nazarene University received rankings and recognition in six categories.
Olivet is recognized as a Best Regional University in the Midwest and a Best...
Beaverville, Chebanse and Danforth offer some weekend events this weekend in Iroquois County.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church has its historic structure on display for the Annual Founders’ Day Sunday. Church tours are available. Mass...
A 28-year-old man is dead after he jumped from the Schuyler Avenue bridge this (Friday) morning. The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Deangelo Shelby of Kankakee. Fire personnel reported the man was...
