Local News

The Spring sale is underway in Iroquois County.  The annual tree and fish sale programs through the Iroquois County Soil & Water Conservation District welcomes customers' orders thru April 7.  Pickup is set for...

Progress reported and enthusiasm among members of the Kankakee Riverfront Society. The not-for-profit organization is spearheading "The Currents of Kankakee" and the transformation of the downtown Kankakee riverfront.  A...

Iroquois County citizens with appointments can get their COVID vaccination today (Wednesday) at Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka.  The clinic runs from 8 am 'til 5 pm.  Appointments are reserved for those...

Indiana State Police and several emergency responders were at the scene of a fatal crash in White County, IN Tuesday.  Traffic along I-65 had to be diverted for hours while the crash was investigated.  One trucker was...

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is advising residents to be prepared after a small earthquake shook parts of southern Illinois Monday. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 2.3 magnitude earthquake near Thompsonville in...

An ample supply of the Moderna vaccine has another COVID Clinic scheduled in Watseka Wednesday.  The Iroquois County Public Health Department is accepting phone calls to schedule an appointment at Iroquois Memorial...

A second water main break in the same neighborhood as one last week has Watseka officials issuing yet another boil order.  This area just a boil order lifted Monday.  Today, the city issued the same order for East Elm...

Overnight showers tonight in the local forecast.  Then showers with thunderstorms are likely tomorrow.  It'll be late afternoon when the T-storms arrive. Breezy southeast winds Tuesday could gust near 30 pmh.&nbsp...

Gibson City Police were investigating a fatal crash at a business parking lot last Thursday. Officers responded at 1:50 p.m. to the parking lot of Dollar General on Church St. Gibson City Police report it involved a vehicle and a...

Anyone who saw an accident involving a moped and a pickup truck is asked to contact authorities in White County.  A colision killed the operator of the moped.  It happened along State Road 43 Friday about 7 am.&nbsp...