A store-clerk alerted police about a man armed with a knife in Watseka. Watseka Police (Thursday) arrested 42-year-old Patrick Laird for aggravated assault and disoderly conduct.
The clerk told police she was...
An added attraction at this year’s Historic Farm Days in Penfield is a twilight tractor drive. The drive rolls along rural areas north of Penfield.
The annual show opens today (Thursday) and runs through Sunday in Champaign...
The village of Rankin is joining the Intergovernmental Municipality Land Bank program. Village Board members voted to take the step with up to 15 communities to clean up property sites.
There is no cost involved; the program...
The Ford County Public Health Department reports the West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in the county. The department has had two dead birds tested, but the virus was not present in either of them.
Citizens are...
A Loda woman died Wednesday following a two-vehicle collision at a rural intersection in Ford County.
Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup identified 54-year-old Lori Whitfield. She was pronounced dead just before 1 pm at...
Sugar Creek Opera performs "The Barber of Seville" this weekend. It's local opera, the 16th year professional stage performers bring their talents to Iroquois County.
The local flavor is Watseka-native Helen Todd. ...
Two days of activities are planned in the Village of Clifton this weekend. Clifton Fun Days includes a parade at 7 pm Friday. The "Holidays" parade theme follows the regular parade route.
Food vendors and musical...
Area Development magazine has ranked the Kankakee, IL, Metropolitan Statistical Area first among 394 MSAs nationwide for year-over-year growth in its “Leading Metro Locations” Q2 2018 report. The foremost site and facility...
The Illinois EPA is working with the Lake Iroquois Association investigating a huge fish kill. Water samples will be taken today (Monday) to hopefully determine what caused several fish species to die-off.
Early guesses from...
Three new officers have been selected to serve the Iroquois County Fair Board.
Pat Ward of Ashkum is the secretary. She has a lifetime of exhibiting at the Iroquois County Fair, volunteering with the Law Enforcement Association...
