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Four fire departments responded to a house fire in Elliott (Tuesday) where a man was found dead inside. Jeremy Turner was identified by Ford County Coroner Rick Flessner. The State Fire Marshall was investigating. The cause of...

The Illinois County Association (ICA) recently awarded Iroquois County scholarship gifts to benefit local non-profit groups. The ICA recognizes struggling economic times for agencies/organizations. And the ICA reaches out to...

   Residents and Businesses Can Apply for Low-Interest, Long-Term Loans to Boost Recovery from February Floods Gov. Bruce Rauner today announced the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) approved the state’s request...

The Gibson Area Hospital (GAH) Auxiliary held their annual Spring Banquet on Monday, April 30, at the First Presbyterian Church in Gibson City. The GAH Auxiliary awarded eight scholarships to students pursuing careers in health...

Harris is a member of the Damage exceeded $50,000 when fire broke out in the upstairs of home in Brook, IN Sunday night.  The occupant, Robert Harris, was treated for smoke inhalation.  He was taken to Fransciscan...

Iroquois West 6th grader Noah Gomez was crowned the 2018 spelling champion today (Friday). He bested Crescent City 5th grader Kobie Hendershot in a long, back-and-forth marathon event at the Unit Nine Administrative Center in...

Vermilion County real estate tax bills are on their way to mailboxes. County Treasurer Darren Duncan says the bills are being mailed today (Friday). Taxpayers will have until June 15th to pay their first installment of their tax...

Real estate statements are in the mail and Iroquois County taxpayers have until June 5th to pay the first installment.  County Treasurer Mindy Kuntz Hagan these are 2017 statement spayable here in 2018.  The deadline...

The premiere of a new TV SHOW will again, put Watseka-based Nichols Paint & Fab in the limelight. The Velocity Channel will air “Wrench’d” --- featuring Justin Nichols and what he calls his talented crew from Nichols Paint...

Twenty students from nine Iroquois County schools compete in today's (Friday) 52th WGFA Iroquois Couty Spelling Contest.  The program airs on 94.1 WGFA, just after 10 am from the Unit Nine District Administrative Center in...