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The Lorenzo R. Smith Elementary School in Pembroke Township has received a $100,000 federal grant enabling the school to become the nation's first 'food hub' selling locally-grown food to distributors. The grant also provides the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is yet to determine which Illinois counties will be eligible for federal assistance when it comes to flood damage. Any statewide disaster declaration still needs to be made and damage...

The Bourbonnais Park District's Perry Farm is the setting today for the "National Night Out."  Activities begin at 4 pm.  Food and entertainment and a fireworks display are part of the program.  Organizers also...

The American Red Cross urges blood donors to give in the final weeks of summer to help prevent a blood shortage. Blood donations often decline in August as final summer vacations are planned and back-to-school activities ramp...

Governor Bruce Rauner has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency for assistance with storm damage in 23 Illinois counties, including Iroquois and Vermilion. The Governor also issued a state disaster proclamation for the...

The Route 24 railroad crossing at the Toledo, Peoria & Western crossing west of Watseka is closed beginning today (Monday 8/3). The crossing is being upgraded by T.P.&W. crews for the next days. A detour has been...

Minor injuries reported to three Wisconsin men when they were thrown from an ATV they were riding Saturday in rural St. Anne. The driver, 24-year-old Thomas Ayling, was cited Iroquois County Sheriff's Police for operating an ATV...

Forty-seven year-old Thomas McClintock of Cissna Park suffered fatal injuries in a one-vehicle accident Saturday in Iroquois County. Sheriff's Police report McClintock lost control of his southbound pickup truck on County Road...

Monticello, IN police reported a car collided with a moped in the 1800 block of N. Francis Street Sunday afternoon. 57-year-old James Bush was pronounced dead at the scene. The White County Sheriff's Office said Bush's moped hit...

The Watseka city administration is providing updated information on flood clean-up. Debris removal will continue Monday 8/3 thru Friday 8/7. Another reminder – debris removal is for area of town impacted by the flood. Residents...