JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- Will County officials say they plan to meet later this month with Illinois' transportation director to talk about the proposed Peotone airport project.
Nick Palmer, chief of staff for County Executive...
The motoring public is advised that the Iroquois Paving Corporation (IPC) of Watseka begins patch work and resurfacing of Route 24 between Watseka and Crescent City on Monday, August 6th. Work will be underway by 5:00...
The popularity of the Sugar Creek Festival is now 10-years-old. The event, which started in Watseka, is now a county-wide attraction. And Iroquois County’s 3-day festival here in 2012 THIS WEEKIEND has a lot of...
A sexual assault inside an adult book store finds a Champaign man charged with Criminal Sexual Abuse and Unlawful Restraint. 34-year-old Paul Zindars is free on bond. He was arrested July 31st after the alleged incident at...
The U.S Department of Agriculture has declared nearly all of Illinois a disaster area because of the drought and excessive heat.
Federal disaster assistance is now available to help farmers in 98 of Illinois’ 102 counties...
ST. LOUIS — Nearly 220 counties in a dozen drought-stricken states were added Wednesday to the U.S. government's list of natural disaster areas as the nation's agriculture chief unveiled new help for frustrated, cash-strapped...
Fire destroyed a huge storage shed in Sheldon Wednesday afternoon. The cause is yet-to-be-determined, according to Sheldon Fire Chief Stan Molter…….
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– The Pros and Cons of the Illiana Expressway finds various opinions about how the route will effect residents who live in the proposed areas. And---Tuesday, several hundred (700-800) people attended a public hearing at...
CHAMPAIGN — State Climatologist Jim Angel is reporting the month of July was a record-setter. And the final day of the month may bring yet one more day of 90-degree temperatures.
Many communities, including the...
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Statement as of 9:14 AM July 31, 2012
...The Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Benton...southern Newton and Iroquois counties has expired...
The line of storms which prompted the warning...
