A January 25 ‘special meeting’ is on the calendar for Iroquois County officials to try to determine what’s next after an arbitrator ruled in favor of the union that’ll give 9-1-1 dispatchers three-years of back-pay.
The ruling...
A recently-ruled on tele-communicators contract is sure to occupy a lot of discussion time at Tuesday’s Iroquois County Board meeting.
An arbitrator’s ruling, after months of negotiations, will cost the county $247, 245 in back...
Illinois State Police are investigating a fatal crash on Interstate 80 Friday afternoon. A Bradley woman... 27-YR-OLD Angela Dominguez ... was identified as the victim.
It was at 12:15 p.m. on I-80 Eastbound at Ridge Road when...
Much of Illinois started the day under a Winter Weather Advisory. The National Weather Service left an advisory in place till 6 am for folks from just outside of the Quad Cities to the Indiana border, and from the Chicago suburbs...
The fire Friday in downtown Watseka remains under investigation. Fire Chief Tim Ketchum says "there's been no ruling on the cause" despite street talk. Ketchum said the State Fire Marshall will resume his...
A house fire in Milford Saturday has the State Fire Marshall investigating. Damage estimates were not available after the family and its pets were chased from the structure at 300 N. Chicago Street.
Milford Fire answered the...
An early-morning fire in Watseka has several area fire departments busy battling flames and the extreme cold temperatures.
The fire at Shorty's Bar...in the 200-block of Walnut Street...erupted about 3 am. A box alarm...
Ford County Coroner Rick Flessner and the Illinois State Police investigated a Thursday morning collision between a car and a semi that left two people dead.
Troopers say a car being operated by 21-year-old Kelsey Bridgwater of...
A rural Elliott home was destroyed by fire Tuesday, most likely as a result of an electrical issue, said Elliott’s fire chief, Bill Smith.
Volunteer firefighters from Elliott, Gibson City and Melvin spent over four hours...
A Wednesday morning tool shed fire in Newton County DID $50,000 damage. 23 firefighters spent around two hours fighting the blaze near the Illinois state line.
The fire was reported just before 7 am at 8224 S 675 W in rural...
