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Iroquois County Clerk Breein Suver is reminding citizens there is  less than a month to register to vote before the March 19, 2024 Primary Election. In order to be able to vote at the polls, the last day to register or...

Officials are using a unique method to try to alleviate ice jams on the Kankakee River. Residents in Wilmington who live near the river are under a flash flood warning because of the ice jams. Will County’s Emergency Management...

Transportation officials are again advising drivers to allow extra time and buckle up as we deal with slick road conditions.  Overnight snowfall is slowing traffic and has led to several slide-off accidents.  Snow plows...

Warmer temps are getting here. But it won’t last long. More snow, colder weather is also right behind the warm-front. Not quite so cold today ---high temps near 28. It’s still chilly, but not that biting, nasty COLD ! The winds...

A seres of meetings to update the Iroquois County Hazard Mitigation Plan begins tonight (Thursday) in Crescent City.  A 6:30 start is at the MABAS  37 Building at 103 1/2 Main Street, behind the Ailey's Welding Shop...

A fresh snowfall is accumulation fast this (Thursday) morning. IDOT trucks are out along with county and municipal plows.  Motorists need to allow extra room for those plows to get around. Several area routes are snow...

A number of Amtrak trains in Illinois and around the country have been canceled due to winter conditions. The cancellations include trains traveling from Chicago to Carbondale and service to Quincy. Thursday’s schedules have also...

Weekend gunfire in Iroquois County finds a Watseka man and a juvenile in custody. And Sheriff’s Police Investigators are looking for more information – in the continuing investigation.  Anyone familiar with the incident is...

The Will County Emergency Management Agency is advising residents along the Kankakee River of flash flood conditions this week due to ice jams on the river. Flash Flooding has been taking place in unincorporated Wilmington along...

The frigid temperatures in Illinois are causing flooding concerns. Chunks of ice have built up along the Kankakee River near Wilmington, causing the water to rise in some areas. A flood warning was issued for the area for the...