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Kankakee County Habitat for Humanity will be partnering with Thrivent Financial to build a home alongside a local family. Thrivent has awarded $40,000 to support the construction. Thrivent members and other volunteers will also...

The Watseka FFA has donated a baseball field drag to Watseka Community High School Baseball. Students in Agricultural Mechanics class recently built a 3 foot drag for dragging portions of the infield for the baseball...

The four Watseka Mayoral candidates gathered for a forum hosted by the Watseka Area Chamber of Commerce at the Unit 9 building in Watseka last night. John Allhands, John Burch, Mike Marcier, and Bill Nutter each got a chance to...

Contested races fill area ballots for the upcoming April 4th Consolidated Election. Voters head to the polls next Tuesday with good reason to get involved and let their voices be heard. The Consolidated Election Illinois should...

Kankakee County’s three major communities have contested races for the mayor’s offices. The City of Kankakee has a 3-person race. Bradley and Bourbonnais’s incumbent mayors are challenged. Aroma Park and Momence offer voters...

The Iroquois County Emergency Telephone System Board met Friday to discuss the employment situation/contract of longtime 9-1-1 Coordinator Nita Dubble. During the public comment section, Edgar County Watchdogs website owners...

The Iroquois County Board held a special session Friday to make a decision on the lease contract for the county farm. The board unanimously approved the bid of Zach Borchers of Gilman for $347 an acre. The contract is for 1 year...

The Iroquois County Emergency Telephone System Board is meeting today at 4pm to discuss the contract and employment situation of longtime 9-1-1 coordinator Nita Dubble. The issue was brought up by the Edgar County Watchdogs...

The four Watseka mayoral candidates addressed a crowd at the Iroquois County Women’s Republican Club’s Spring Luncheon Thursday. John Allhands, John Burch, Mike Marcier, and Carol Nutter (who spoke on behalf of her husband Bill)...

Hoopeston Police Department reports the arrest of 38-year-old Monica L. Zamora of Hoopeston for aggravated domestic battery with great bodily harm and aggravated battery with great bodily harm. Police responded to a call in the...