The Vermilion County Board has placed its proposed $37.3 million dollar budget on public display. The budget proposes spending $13.1 million dollars in the General Fund, but, again, holds the line on taxes.
The proposed new...
There’s black ink in the fiscal year ‘17 budget in Iroquois County. The surplus is just $642 dollars, but after weeks and even months of shuffling numbers the budget is balanced.
The County Board gave its tentative OK Tuesday...
Ford County Republican precinct committeemen voted unanimously to send a flier to all registered voters in Ford County endorsing Donald Trump’s candidacy for president of the U.S.
A $4,000 mailing expense will be paid for by the...
State Representative Tom Bennett is stepping down as chairman of the Ford County Republican Central Committee. The Gibson City resident cites demands of the job and his busy schedule in Springfield as his reason for giving the...
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger will be the guest speaker for the annual fall luncheon of the Iroquois County Republican Women's Club in Watseka. The 12 Noon program is Monday, October 17, at Celebrations.
Kinzinger is a three-term...
Watseka Police have arrested a St. Anne man in connection with the theft of two ATVs from a Watseka dealership. The Watseka Suzuki Honda business reported the theft last Wednesday.
57-year-old Donald Baker was charged with theft...
The city of Watseka will be providing dumpsters for the fall citywide cleanup. The dumpsters will be placed at the city owed yard waste facility located on South Second Street Saturday and Sunday, October 22 and 23.
The service...
The Illinois Department Transportation (IDOT) has announced daily lane closings along Illinois Routes 102 and 113 in the Kankakee, Grundy and Will County areas.
Motorists will need to be aware of construction workers for several...
The Iroquois County Board’s finance committee has forwarded its FY17 budget proposal for the full board’s approval. That could happen at Tuesday’s meeting (October 11).
The blueprint shows a $642 dollar surplus.
The budget...
Budget problems just won’t go away in Kankakee County. Officials are exploring new means of revenue, including a public safety tax and taking another look at county assessed fees.
Two studies have been initiated, one in the...
