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Tragedy in Milford...a burglary leads to a homicide investigation. Iroquois County Sheriff’s Police, Milford Police, Illinois State Police office and the Iroquois County Coroner’s Office are investigating the weekend murder of a...

A 2009 Hoopeston Area High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of an integrated crew of sailors and civilian mariners working aboard the submarine tender, USS Emory S. Land. Petty Officer 3rd Class Mahlon...

It’s often a history lesson that needs to be an everyday thing -- not just on Labor Day ! That’s the message so many people deliver as the war heroes are recognized. Citizens attending a Veterans Day ceremony in Oakwood got a...

American Legion Post #23 in Watseka brought area military veterans a little closer together (Friday) – for Veterans Day 2016. The Legion Post had members assembled – for an annual event – to remember and honor the people who...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture revoked the license of a financially troubled Ford County grain dealer. Wednesday’s action resulted in the license of SGI Agri-Marketing LLC, a specialty grain dealer in Gibson City, being...

Today’s that special day to make sure we all say ‘Thank You’ to a veteran. Veterans Day 2016 finds several area programs being held by American Legions and other military agencies. Illinois State Police Director Leo Schmitz, on...

A 54-year-old Cissna Park man was killed when his farm tractor collided with a large truck Wednesday in Iroquois County. Vermilion County Coroner Peggy Johnson identified Mark S. Schmid. He was pronounced dead just after 4 pm at...

Illinois youth ages 10 to 17 can take advantage of free pheasant hunt opportunities. The Department of Natural Resources extends an invite for the youth to attend several hunting venues at state facilities. The sites include...

Emergency personnel in Iroquois County investigated a fatal crash involving farm equipment in rural Cissna Park Wednesday. One person is dead and another was air-lifted to Carle Hospital in Urbana Sheriff's Police report the...

The Lake County, Indiana Coroner’s Office has identified two people found dead in their Lowell, Indiana home Tuesday morning. The case is being looked at as a possible murder-suicide. James and Patricia Carlin were pronounced...