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The scheduled murder trial of a Milford man will not go as scheduled this week. 52-year-old Danny Murphy is charged with 2-counts of first-degree murder for the beating death of David Garrett, also of Milford. A defense motion...

After discussion in executive session today (Mon), the Iroquois County Board voted 15-0, with four members absent, to deny ratification of a union contract with the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees...

Fire departments in Iroquois County had a busy weekend assisting each others in three separate house fires.  Families in Beaverville, Danforth and Oppyville lost their homes.   The State Fire Marshall investigated the...

A two-vehicle crash near Clifton Friday evening klilled 18-year-old Brian Denault Jr.  He was a passenger in a vehicile driven by 17-year-old Mason Peters of Clifton, who's now charged with failure to reduce speed and...

45-year-old Jason Schopf of Crescent City plead guilty to possession of a stolen vehicle. In Iroquois Circuit Court, Judge Gordon Lustfeldt sentenced Shopf to six years in prison for the Class 2 felony. Schopf was found in...

The Iroquois County Board meets in special session Monday (6/29) to make good on its failure to act on a union contract with the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Monday's 9 am special...

Don't expect much relief from the wet weather this week. The National Weather Service (NWS) extended bad news in its briefing today (6/15). The forecast says thunderstorms will redevelop again today. Periods of showers and...

The program offered a different schedule this year, but the mission was the same – finding a cure for a dreaded disease. Iroquois County's Relay for Life found several individuals and teams rallying at Watseka High School Friday...

A huge fire consumed a semi-tractor trailer Friday evening, closing down Interstate 57 for about four hours. No injury was reported. But the blaze, involving a cargo of deep-fry corn oil, did just that ---fried the semi and...

Two teenagers are safe after fire destroyed the Brian Provo home in Watseka Monday. A box alarm alerted five fire departments about 12:30 pm to 322 W. Victory Avenue. "It was a single-family home. It started on a porch and...