CHAMPAIGN — Veteran Illinois U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson intends to drop his bid for a seventh term and retire, a Republican official said Wednesday.
Johnson was expected to make a public...
Today’s the day opponents of the proposed closing of the Dwight Women’s Correctional Center get a chance to voice their say to state officials.
And Dwight Mayor Bill Wilkey and others hope...
It’s labeled a $70,000 cost, but could lead to a savings of $1,300 a month. Iroquois County appears to be geared for a county-wide telephone system upgrade.
The County Board’s Management committee (Tues) OK’d Ruder...
While emergency responders answered the calls to two REAL events Sunday….other fire, police, ambulance and emergency management personnel were practicing for what could be an actual event.
A mock drill involved a Search &...
American farmers intend to plant nearly 96 million acres of corn this year, according to the USDA Prospective Plantings report released Friday morning.
If realized, it would be the highest acreage planted to corn since...
Ford and Vermilion counties in Illinois show marked improvement when it comes to the health of the people living there. The counties rank among the top 20 of Illinois’ 102 counties in a third annual measurement of the health...
It’s labeled a $70,000 cost, but could lead to a savings of $1,300 a month. Iroquois County appears to be geared for a county-wide telephone system upgrade.
The County Board’s Management committee (Tues) OK’d Ruder...
Two separate traffic accidents claimed lives in Iroquois County Sunday.
30-year-old Dustin Nichols of Onarga was pronounced dead at the scene of a collision between his truck and an SUV Sunday morning.
39-year-old John...
WATSEKA --- While emergency responders answered the calls to two REAL events Sunday….other fire, police, ambulance and emergency management personnel were practicing for what could be an actual event.
mock drill involved...
New figures show unemployment rates improved last month across East Central Illinois.
Kankakee County leads the state with an unemployment rate of 12.9 percent. Despite that number, Kankakee County’ rate is below the...
