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Members of the Watseka, IL Modern Woodmen Chapter 12218, recently gathered to plant two trees in Watseka. The lasting-gifts to the community finds the trees located at Clement Pond in Lakeview Park. The project was part of the...

A Fowler man who tried to fake his own kidnapping to avoid paying child support is spending a couple of months in jail. Fowler police and State police were investigating the possible kidnapping of 25-year-old Cody Mikeworth when...

Iroquois County State's Attorney Jim Devine plans to "put the pieces of the puzzle together" to show that murder-defendant Andrew Condon had motive and created opportunity in the shooting death of Jonathan Rubin at a Gilman gas...

In Champaign County... a Monticello man gets a four year prison sentence for stealing $37,000 from his grandmother. 45-year-old Douglas Whitehouse will also have to serve two years of mandatory supervised release after the...

As the new school year gets underway, teachers in the Herscher district have a new five-year contract in place while the PBL teachers have agreed to a fresh three-year pact. The usual three-year contract is actually a 5-year...

No weapon was ever found, but Iroquois County State's Attorney Jim Devine told a jury today (Wed) the evidence and testimony will lead to a murder conviction against 36-year-old Andrew Condon. Devine's opening statement to a...

Attorney Gus Regas is the new Public Defender in Kankakee County.  Chief Judge of the 21st Circuit, Michael Kick, announced the selection of Regas Tuesday afternoon. Regas was elected by the Circuit Judges of the 21st...

Twelve jurors are in place for the Andrew Condon murder trial in Watseka. Opening statements are expected today in the Iroquois County courtroom of Judge Gordon Lustfeldt. The jurors selected include seven women and five...

There's more Route 1 construction work slowing traffic in Iroquois County.  About six miles of the route, from north of Watseka to the Pittwood area, is down to a single lane.  Construction cones have motorists diverted...

Dr. David Gill of Bloomington is running for Congress again, but unlike his four previous attempts, he's not running as a Democrat this time.  Gill says he'll run as an Independentfor the 13th District seat currently held by...