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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...

Storm damage and the clean-up process usually brings scam artists to the table. The sheriff's department in Newton County, IN wants residents to be aware and cautious when seeking help. Do business with people you know and have...

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Ameren Illinois activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in response to severe storms that caused outages in the northern part service territory. The EOC will be staffed around-the-clock to coordinate service restoration...

A severe storm blew through the area just before 4 p.m. today (Monday). Clean-up was underway much of the evening. Several reports of power lines down, tree limbs lined many yards and roadways. Some streets were flooded. Many...

23-year-old Charles Garrett of Danville is in custody facing charges in Vermilion County. He led several local police agencies on a several-mile chase Saturday that ended in Indiana. Garrett is facing weapons offenses after an...