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Six departments fought an unoccupied house fire in Paxton Monday morning. Extensive damage was reported to the first and second floors of the house, which was being renovated. No one was present, no injury. The fire appeared to...

Veteran Mayor Paul Shore is seeking his 4th term as the government leader in Bourbonnais. Shore has held the Mayor's seat for 13 years.  He's a member of the Citizens Party.  He's joined on the Citizens Party...

The April 6 Consolidated Election will find Gilman Mayor Rick Theesfeld seeking a new term.  Theesfeld will be joined on the ballot by three incumbent aldermen. Michael McGehee will seek anothet term in Ward 1, Steven...

Voters in Watseka will choose between three candidates for mayor next April. Incumbent Mayor John Allhands is being challenged by alderman Mark Garfield and former alderman Bill Nutter. A December 30 lottery will determine ballot...

                     Victim also served Champaign Fire Dept -- Another tragedy in Iroquois County. A weekend crash claimed the...

E.R.H. Enterprises has lifted the boil order that was in effect in Gilman for Deborah Drive east to Iroquois County Road 800, including Gray Drive.
As of 12/23/2020, there have been 1,909 confirmed cases and 309 probable cases of COVID-19 in Iroquois County.  There has been a total of 15 new cases since their last update. As of 12/23/2020, Kankakee County has 10,451...

We're not out of the woods, but the latest COVID positivity numbers are still dropping.  The Iroquois County figure Tuesday was at 9.4%, while Region 6 including Iroquois, Ford, Chamapign and Vermilion County came in at 9...

A select area in Gilman is under a Boil Order.  E.R.H. Enterprises issued the order Tuesday for Deborah Drive east to Iroquois County Road 800, including Gray Drive until further notice. 94.1 WGFA
Several inmates at the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee have been hit with symptoms of Coronavirus. The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department reports a single housing unit is dealing with a COVID outbreak. The effected...