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The Iroquois County Board (Tuesday) voted 10-5 to reduce its size from 20 to 16 members. That’ll happen with the 2022 election as redistricting will coincide with the U.S. Census. County Board Chairman John Shure says the current...

A new 3-year contract was approved to have Walker Farms Management handle farming operations on Iroquois County farm ground around the Administrative Center in Watseka. Walker’s Place acceptable bid is $380 an acre. There’s just...

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced Tuesday 2,234 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19.  2,996,625 people have received the first dose of the vaccine. 2,986,545 including the...

The National Weather Service is posting a second straight day of heat advisories for Illiana.  The Advisory is in place from Noon until 7 pm.  The Heat Index Values could reach 105 to 110 with temps around 92.&nbsp...

Slowing down in school safety zone areas is what police want drivers to be pay attention to – as a new school year begins. Stiff fines could result if your caught violating school safety laws. State Police are conducting press...

A male and female were shot Monday night in Pembroke Township.  Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey said in a news release detectives learned a 31-year-old woman was shot in the leg by gunfire in her residence.  A...

Rantoul Police say a teenager was wounded by a gun shot Sunday.  The incident is under investigation, but officials say it appears to be accidental.  A 16-year-old girl was in stable condition.  She was shot in the...

A 32-year-old Buckley man was killed Monday night during what Rantoul Police say was a  a reported home invasion in Rantoul.  Blake Williams suffered a fatal shotgun blast to the chest.  He died at the...

White County (IN) sheriff's police and Indiana State Police are involved in an investigation of a police chase and crash that killed a mother and her newborn child. It happened Sunday night when deputies responded to a call about...

A 22-year-old Loda man died Saturday when his motorcycle collided head-on with a car in Peoria County. Ian Nemeth suffered blunt force trauma and died of injuries, according to the Peoria County Coroner’s Office. The accident...