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Sleep in Heavenly Peace --- a national program that makes sure children in your community are not sleeping on a floor. And – a local chapter of this not-for-profit is in place to help, Because every child deserves safe place to...

Four $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to four students in Iroquois County for the 2022-2023 academic school year.  Iroquois County Sheriff Clint Perzee says the Sheriff Department Golf Outing provides the funding for the...

The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal has announced the recipients of the 2022 Small Equipment Grant Program. A total of $2.5 million was awarded to 104 fire departments/districts and EMS providers across the state. The...

New rules are now in place which change the way flood insurance is priced for Illinoisans and the rest of the country.  The Federal Emergency Management Agency has unveiled Risk Rating 2.0, which transforms the National...

The always-popular ‘Just Hamburgers,’ on Route 45 in Paxton is closing after decades of service. The owners plan to retire soon and have posted a note on the business door that April 30th will be the last day. The note says...

                                            Mini-health screening, gift card and chance at travel trailer camper for...

This is National Public Health Week.  And County health departments say they welcome questions that relate to your health. Although needs have changed over the years, the health officials stress family and business needs are...

A serial who police say is responsible for several murders in Kentucky and Indiana over 30 years is being identified. Indiana State Police say Harry Greenwell died of cancer in northeast Iowa in 2013. Police say DNA evidence has...

Secretary of State Jesse White unveiled a new ad campaign featuring Phillip Hanks, an organ recipient who received five lifesaving organs from a single donor. The campaign marks the beginning of National Donate Life Month in...

A Grundy and Livingston County police authorities worked together on an arrest of a man accused of robbing a gas station last year. The armed robbery was at the Fast Stop Gas Station in Odell in November of 2021. 31-year-old...