For the second month in a row unemployment rates are up across East Central Illinois. The latest numbers from the Illinois Department of Employment Security show Iroquois County at 3.7% in July and Ford County at 4.4%. Iroquois...
A 38-year-old Watseka man was jailed after an arrest by Iroquois County sheriff's police. 38-year-old Jose Gomez is charged with possession of a controlled substance.
24-year-old Travis Morris of St. Anne was...
40-year-old Donald Jessie Jr. of Milford was jailed in Watseka after an arrest Tuesday in Iroquois County. Milford Police charged Jessie with aggravateddomestic battery, aggravated battery to a police officer, threatening...
A traffic stop on I-55 near Pontiac Thursday morning results in the arrest of a woman found with 38 pounds of marijuana. Illinois State Police report 45-year-old Anita Williams of Peoria was jailed in Livingston County. During a...
Political hopefuls should note the first day for candidates of established political parties to begin circulating their nominating petitions for the March 17, 2020 primary election is Tuesday, September 3. Necessary paperwork...
"Harvest Brigade" is this year's theme for the Half-Century of Progress at the former Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul. The event begins today (Thursday) and runs thru the weekend in Champaign County. A WGFA broadcast on...
The cause of a residential fire in the 2700-block of Cranbrook Avenue in Kankakee last (Wed) night is under investigation. The fire, just before 10 pm, did an estimated $10,000 damage, according to Fire Chief Damon Schuldt. No...
Estimates of up to 30 firefighters from three departments answered a call to a vacant house fire near Roberts Wednesday morning. Melvin, Roberts and Gibson City responded around 4:20 am. to the two-story home at 925 N. Ford...
Carle announced (Wednesday) it’s plan for building a 17-acre medical campus west of downtown Danville. The plan is to consolidate its current services in a single multipurpose layout.
Carle Senior V-P Caleb Miller said the...
A manhunt for 'Armed and Dangerous' Suspect in Wilmington is Over, Suspect in Custody: Officials report a "shelter in place" for the community was lifted just past 10 am.
A suspect was taken into custody...
