Local News

The V.A. Illiana Health Care System hosts a career fair today (Wednesday).  The fair is a Zoom feature offered at 9 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 4:30 and 6 pm. Some of the positions available at the V.A...

Three veteran county office-holders began new 4-year terms in Iroquois County (Tuesday). State’s Attorney Jim Devine, Circuit Clerk Lisa Hines and Coroner Bill Cheatum were all winners in un-opposed elections last month. They...

United States of America flags are on proud display throughout much of Watseka where a military funeral today (Monday) will honor Army Sgt. Jeremy C.Sherman.  The 23-year-old will be laid to rest with full military honors...

                          Procession escorts war-hero home A proud Watseka community, and many more...

Illinois health officials are reporting over 12-thousand new COVID-19 cases.  The new cases of the virus were announced yesterday on Thanksgiving Day, along with more than 130 additional deaths.  Over six-thousand...

Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup has released the name of a man who has died from gunshot wounds he received in the early morning hours of Thursday. Champaign Police responded to the 2500 block of Leeper Court in Champaign...

The casket for SGT Jeremy Sherman is scheduled to arrive at Midway Airport on Friday at noon.  The community is requested to “line the streets” after 1:00 PM from Gilman east on Highway 24 though Crescent City to the Knapp...

Around 380 local governments in Illinois haven’t claimed their share of federal pass-through money to cover COVID-19 related costs, according to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The deadline for local...

Kankakee County Public Health (Wednesday) reported three more coronavirus deaths. The county now has 106 individuals who have died from the virus. Health officials also report 168 new confirmed cases, the county’s total at 8,279...

There were slight declines (Wednesday) in COVID positivity numbers for both Regions 6 and 7 in Illinois. The Iroquois County positivity rate was at 16.7 percent. Iroquois is included in Region 6 along with Ford, Champaign and...