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Next Tuesday's (August 11) Iroquois County Board meeting is scheduled for 9 am at the Administrative Center in Watseka.  The meeting site returns to the County Board Room after previous meetings were moved to the County...

Employees in the Livingston County Department of Public Health tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the office th close today and Friday.  A cleaning of the office and further testing will determine when the office may be...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois is still heading in the wrong direction with COVID-19 numbers. The Governor says if numbers continue to climb, more restrictions could be imposed. Pritzker is placing the responsibility on...

Another 1,953 new confirmed cases of coronavirus were recorded in Illinois.  The Illinois Department of Public Health today (Thursday) announced another 21 deaths from the virus.  Governor JB Pritzker has not ruled out...

Iroquois County Assistant State's Attorney Kara Bartucci has been named new Associate Judge for the 21st Judicial Circuit.  She succeeds Judge Miachel Sabol, who was just sworn-in as the Circuit's new Residetn Judge for...

                         Jesse White Awards over $550,000 Project Next Generation Grants...

A federal grand jury (Tuesday) returned an indictment that charges 73-year-old Richard G. Simms with defrauding Kankakee’s wastewater utilities, Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency (KRMA) and the city’s Environmental Service...

“It only works if you wear it.” That’s the theme of a $5 million campaign promoting face covering mandates amid COVID-19 concerns. Gov. J.B. Pritzker in Springfield Monday announced the launch of the taxpayer-funded effort amid...

Iroquois Memorial Hospital has announced the hiring of Richard Harning as its new Chief Financial Officer. Harning brings 28 years of financial healthcare leadership experience to the job.  He has special expertise in...

35-year-old Kathy Patten is facing five counts of criminal sexual assault, four more counts since her earlier arrest. The Livingston County State’Attorney’s office reports all are class one felonies. Patten allegedly sexually...