The USDA is projecting record corn and soybeans yields this year. Numbers are definitely up in Illinois. The corn yield is expected at 207 bushels per acre, up 26 bushels from last year. Illinois' soybean yield...
The death of a 66-year-old man finds Kankakee Police asking for information from the public to solve the city's second homicidce in the last week. Albert Zaragoza was found dead in his room in the 400-block of West...
Health officials in Vermilion County are now reporting they’ve reached a total of 236 positive cases of coronavirus. One of the latest cases is a pre-school-aged child. Public Health Administrator Doug Toole said the agency...
Progress is being made by Ameran and Com-Ed crews after Monday's tornadoes, which left thousands in the dark. Com-Ed has outside sources assisting in restoring electricla service in several Chicago-land suberbs and northwest...
It’s been a long delay, but Ford County landowners can expect to finally receive their 2019 property tax bills in the mail by the middle of next week. County Treasurer Krisha Shoemaker says final proofing is underway and the...
Following up on direction from the Policy & procedure committee, the Iroquois County Board is agreeing to create a plan to deal with loss of revenue, should it happen. The COVID-19 pandemic leaves a lot of uncertainty about...
PUBLIC NOTICE TO THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED FOR THE NOVEMBER 3, 2020 GENERAL ELECTION
If you are not registered to vote, and wish to be, please call the County Clerk's Office at 815-432-6960.
A list of registrars and locations...
The National Weather Service in Chicago says that seven brief tornadoes touched down during Monday's derecho storms across Northern Illinois. No one was reported injured although trees and homes were damaged. Com-Ed and Ameren...
The Iroquois County Farmland Assessment Review Committee will hold a public hearing on Thursday, August 20, 2020 in Watseka. The 2 pm meeting is in the County Board Room at the Administrative Center.
The subject of this meeting...
Kankakee County Board Chairman Andy Wheeler is announcing his plan to step away from county government. He told the Daily-Journal he will not seek re-election to his District 15 seat in November. And – he might be making a bid...
