Local News

A 29-year-old Champaign man is under arrest following a reported armed carjacking in Clifton Tuesday afternoon. It happened just before 4 pm at the Circle K Gas Station, just off I-57. Illinois State Police report the offender...

Countywide elected officers in Iroquois County will coast into new four-year terms in today's General Election.  Circuit Clerk Lisa Hines, State's Attorney Jim Devine and Coroner Bill Cheatum are all...

It’s 2020 Election Day ! Voters get their say after months of political rhetoric. President Donald Trump and former V-P Joe Biden spent the last weekend and yesterday (Mon) getting in their final say. And a record number of...

A Red Cross Blood Drive in Gilman welcomes donars Thursday (11/5).  The Garage Community Center is the host site from 9 am  - 3 pm.  The event was scheduled to be at the Iroquois West High School.but due to COVID...

Damage assessments were being made Tuesday after several buildings were damaged from a brush fire in rural Bourbonnais. It took firefighters some time to bring the spreading flames under control near 3100 W Road. There were no...

79-year-old Edward Dill of Gilman is free after posting a $25,000 bond in Iroquois County Court.  He was arrested by Sheriff's Police last Friday for Predatory Criminal Sexual; Assault of a Child and Aggravated Criminal...

A stabbing death of a DeMotte, Indiana woman in 2018 now finds the woman’s husband heading to prison. 37-year-old Joseph Borgia was handed a lengthy 53-year prison term in Jasper Superior Court. Borgia plead guilty in September...

Forty-three new confirmed cases of coronavirus were recorded by Iroquois County Public Health department officials Monday. There's now 577 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began.  Another 20 additional cases have not...

The last time Indiana was in the 2,000-range was last Tuesday when it comes to diagnosed COVID cases. Sunday, the State Department of Health reported 2,787 additional Hoosiers diagnosed. There have been 4,124 people to have died...

In response to increasing number of COVID-19 cases, and for the safety of patients and staff, some area hospitals are returning to strict visitor guidelines. Check with hospital personnel in your communities for updated...