Local News

McLean County authorities report the death of 32-year-old Shawn Moore of Chenoa in a 2-vehicle crash Thursday evening.  Moore was the lone occupant of an SUV that collided with a semi tractor-trailer on Illinois Route 24...

Another notice from the Court in Iroquois County – jury duty scheduled for Monday morning, November 9, is canceled. Those citizens notified for 9:30 am and 11 am calls need not report. The 21st Circuit has suspended court...

Judge Michael Sabol set bond at $100,000 (Thursday) for a Champaign man jailed in Iroquois County for car-jacking a vehicle in Clifton.  29-year-old Justin Terry fled from police after stealing a car from the Circle K gas...

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Surging coronavirus cases has lead to more deaths in the immediate area.  Three new deaths are reported from Kankakee County health officials.  Eighty people have noe died from the virus in the county.  In...

A public notice -- effective Thursday 11/5, the Iroquois County Administrative Center in Watseka is closed to the general public until further notice. All normal County functions will remain in operation Monday thru Friday 8:30...

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was dealt a blow Tuesday as Democratic Illinois Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride conceded defeat following a record-smashing, big-dollar fight against a pair of billionaires who wanted to...

Proposed tax hikes for operations within the fire operations were defeated in three fire protection districts Tuesday.  Results brought negative votes in the Limestone, Grant Park and Bourbonnais districts.  Voters also...

For the first time in history, Illinoisans voted to not retain a sitting Supreme Court justice, Thomas Killbride. The Citizens for Judicial Fairness group has been tracking the issue. Longtime Illinois politics observer...

A limited number of contested issues on Tuesday’s General Election ballot in Iroquois County. For District 2 on the County Board, Barbara Offill and Ernie Curtis won re-election while newcomer David Penny will join the board...