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...
Devin Nicole Hindes of Roselawn is the new Punkin Vine Fair Queen in Indiana. The Newton County Fair crowned its new queen last evening, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the fair. Devin is the 18-year-old daughter of Bev...
A traffic stop on a car hauler Sunday along I-57 led to the discovery of suspected cocaine and a weapon. Illinois State Police stopped the vehicle just before 5 pm. A K-9 alerted police to six kilos of suspected cocaine and a 9...
