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Information and forms for the Senior Citizens Property Tax Deferral program are available from the office of Iroquois County Treasurer, Mindy Kuntz Hagan, according to an announcement made by the Treasurer's Office. The program...

Iroquois County Red Cross Chairman Dan Raymer is extending a "thank you" to the City of Gilman, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the Gilman Fire department and local citizens for the help offered to stranded motorists during the...

All Newton County government offices will be closed again Tuesday, January 7th. Newton County remains under a snow emergency and all county roads are closed until further notice. County plows are operating for emergency fire...

Critical State Services Continue; Illinois National Guard Activated to Join Other State Emergency Responders CHICAGO – Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by key state emergency officials to provide a comprehensive update on the...

A fire at a rental unit on Main Street in Manteno Sunday did about $60,000 damage. The cause is under investigation. Fire officials report the rental unit was above a downtown business. The fire was contained to the one...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 220 PM CST MON JAN 6 2014 ...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND ICY ROADS THROUGH THIS EVENING... WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 TO 35 MPH AS OF MID AFTERNOON WILL ONLY SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH...

The artic-cold and drifting snow has severely restricted travel across much of Indiana. Newton, Benton, White, Fountain, and Tippecanoe counties are under Travel Warnings. Travel is not recommended. The roaring wind Sunday night...

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Eleven people onboard a church bus bound for Chicago were rescued in Iroquois County after the bus became stuck in a ditch. The Crescent-Iroquois Fire Protection District located the bus after those onboard huddled to stay warm...