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It’s an annual thing....”Drivin’ the Dixie” and it’s this this Saturday ! The Dixie Highway, Illinois Route 1, will be busy with classic cars and trucks cruising the route from Blue Island to Danville. There’s many planned stops...

The Village of Manteno conducts its third annual golf cart parade Friday. It begins at 6:15 pm at the Manteno Plaza on 2nd Street. Those participating are encouraged to decorate golf carts. Award awards will be presented after...

Taxpayers in Ford County can expect their real estate tax statements soon.  They'll be in the mail and in your hands by early next week, according to Treasurer Krisha Shoemaker. The first installment is due July 27.&nbsp...

Smart-watt gets the nod from the Iroquois County Board. The company won the approval of the membership for a Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract. An audit of the county buildings will determine an energy conservation plan that...

A fully-equipped vehicle for use by the Iroquois County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) will be discussed over the next month. The County Board Tuesday raised questions about the need and policy for such a vehicle’s use should...

Mis-communication and misunderstandings is what happened to cause a problem last month that led to the Democratic Central Committee being denied access to the Iroquois County Adm Center in Watseka. That’s how County Board...

The fish will be biting this Saturday at Lakeview Park in Watseka and at Kellart Lake north of Cissna Park. Area youth can participate in fishing derby competition. as the Iroquois County Pheasants Forever, the Watseka Park...

The NWS is reporting two, weak tornadoes hit the southwest edge of Champaign Sunday afternoon. Damage assessment teams took a look at damages in Champaign and Vermilion County today (Monday) following the high winds and heavy...

A Kankakee man who robbed the Brickstone Brewery and restaurant in Bourbonnais last September was handed a 25 year prison term.  33=year-old Michael Cobbs was sentenced in federal court in Springfield Friday.  He...

Weekend arrests by police agencies in Iroquois County included a Chicago man, 60-year-old Marris Waren,  He weas arrested by Watseka Police Sunday for DIUI, illegal transportation of alcohol and driving an uninsured car...