One of Illinois' longest-running show choir competition events resumes this weekend in Iroquois County. The Watseka Show Choir Invitational is set for Friday night and Saturday at Watseka Community High School. The popular event...
Two separate cases finds a Sheldon man and a Paxton resident in trouble facing theft charges.
18-year-old Drey Watkins is jailed in Watseka. He's charged with Residential Burglary and Theft. Iroquois County Sheriff's Police...
Interstate 65 North is back open and traffic flowing between Tippecanoe and White counties after multiple fatal crashes closed the route in both directions. I-65 was closed down for more than 15 hours, beginning Tuesday...
27-year-old Chase McCall of Gibson City has joined the Ford County Board. He fills the seat of former Board Chairman Rick Bowen.
McCall was appointed at Monday night's regular meeting in Paxton. McCall serves District 3. His...
The Iroquois County Sheriff's Department has issued another warning about a telephone scam targeting the elderly.
Recent reports to police are that calls are being made to citizens from people claiming to be a relative, usually...
NORMAL – Nearly 900 young women and chaperones came to the Illinois State University campus LAST Friday for an agricultural career discovery conference.
The Women Changing the Face of Agriculture Conference is in its sixth year...
A unanimous vote by the Kankakee County Board (Tuesday) ended the county's ties with JDB Consulting Services for that firm's effort to lure a landfill to the county.
The solid waste agreement was costing the county $20,000 per...
The Iroquois and Kankakee County Boards Tuesday approved resolutions to formally oppose Governor Bruce Rauner's proposed budget, which calls for 50% cuts in the income tax receipts returned to local government.
Resolutions urge...
There's still time to register for the upcoming April 7th Consolidated Election. The registration period is open for voters who missed an earlier deadline to update their registration paperwork. The period gives residents one...
'Celebrating 50 Years of Empowerment and Excellence through Education.''
That's the theme for the East Central Illinois Community Action Agency which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. A Corporate Gala and Dinner is next...
