The Illinois Department of Agriculture has announced a scheduled informational meeting to provide details about a proposed swine operation near Stockland in Iroquois County. It’s a 6 pm meeting Tuesday, August 6 at the...
Illinois 115 between Piper City and Roberts is scheduled to be closed starting Monday, July 22. The section of road in Ford County will have a box culvert replaced along the two-lane highway, according to the Illinois Department...
The Chicago Bears open training camp next week in Bourbonnais. And tonight, the Kankakee Area Chamber of Commerce kicks off the 2019 football camp with “Friday Night Lights.” It’s a welcome Bears celebration.
The fun is right...
Local town leaders are urged to make sure Cooling Centers are open and available for public use during this extreme hot weather. Citizens in need of escaping from the dangerous hot temps should seek cooler conditions. ...
20-year-old Brianne Miller is the new 2019 Fair Queen in Iroquois County. She was crowned last evening to get this year’s fair underway at the Crescent City fairgrounds. The five other contestants also selected Miss Miller as...
Friends and supporters of the Iroquois County Fair are remembering Marvin Perzee. The longtime president of the fair board passed away early (Wednesday) at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He had stepped down as president in...
The 2019 Iroquois County Fair begins this (Wednesday) evening. The queen pageant follows the flag-raising ceremony just before 8 pm. The presentation of 4-H clubs will raise the curtain for the 85th annual event.
The 2018 fair...
39-year-old Andy Leppard of Milford was arrested for the theft of multiple stolen items, including two ATV's, a pickup truck, a trailer, backhoe and a lawnmower. Iroquois County Sheriff's Police report the recovered items...
In Iroquois Circuit Court (Tuesday) Judge James Kinzer sentenced a former Watseka man to 9 years in prison for aggravated battery with a firearm involving a shooting in the summer of 2015. Jerry Pintelon was found guilty in April...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...
