The Iroquois County Sheriff's Department is conducting a National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
The City of Watseka will try for an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program grant.
The Cissna Park District 6 Board of Education had its October meeting Monday night.
After a horrific accident, Carmen Aiello proves he won’t go down without a fight
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There was a very exciting high school football game Friday in Hoopeston. The Cornjerkers were able to hold off the Milford-Cissna Park Bearcats 49-46.
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It was the first competition in the new school and the Lady Cats christened it in the right way.
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The final games of the high school football regular season will be played tonight.
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The Illinois High School Association cross country postseason starts for PBL, Iroquopis West and Central Saturday.
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The Illinois High school Association volleyball postseason is approaching for area teams.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic attorneys general from 17 states are calling on Congress to abandon legislation backed by the National Rifle Association that would allow concealed-carry gun permits issued in one state to be valid in all states.
The remains of Army Staff Sgt. Michael Aiello will arrive in St. Louis a little after 3 p.m. Wednesday
Preservationists for years have worked to try to preserve the historic 108-year-old showboat, which shut down in 2001 after decades on the St. Louis and St. Charles riverfronts.
Illinois communities are coming to grips with a backlog of infrastructure repairs that will mean higher bills for struggling ratepayers.
The East St. Louis casino was the target of an armed robbery on Sept. 17.
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A Watseka man turned himself in to police today after an investigation led to a warrant being issued for his arrest.
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A Wisconsin man faces multiple charges, including child abduction, after a three-state pursuit that started in Wisconsin on Tuesday evening.
A Sheldon man was arrested yesterday on child pornography charges.
A Watseka man was still in the Iroquois County Jail as of presstime on charges relating to an incident involving a high school student.
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Kevin Funk of Milford was found guilty of the attempted murder of Iroquois County Sheriff's Investigator Clint Perzee yesterday evening.
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A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:
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NEW YORK (AP) — Target says customers want it to pause the "Christmas creep." It says it wants to be more in tune with customers' mindset, so it plans to ease in holiday promotions this year while better recognizing Thanksgiving.
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BOSTON (AP) — Jury deliberations are set to begin in the case of a Massachusetts pharmacist charged with murder in the 2012 meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Leticia Miranda had a job selling newspapers on the streets, she earned about $160 a month, just enough to pay for a tiny apartment she shared with her 8-year-old son in a poor neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Rescue workers have located two more bodies buried by a landslide in a construction site in northern Malaysia, bringing the death toll to 11.
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BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Retired nurse Jenna Sansone said it was a normal night in the quiet eastern Iowa neighborhood where she lives on a hill above the Mississippi River. Then she heard the "bang-bang-bang" of gunshots and called 911.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The former pacifist pumped a shotgun at the firing line.
Alabama Democrat Doug Jones is betting that his underdog bid for the U.S. Senate gets a boost, at home and nationally, from his role in convicting two Ku Klux Klansmen who killed four young black girls in the 1963 bombing of Birmingham's 16th Street Baptist Church.
BOSTON (AP) — Two amputee survivors of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing are awarding a scholarship to a college sophomore who lost a leg to cancer as a child.
CLARK, Philippines (AP) — Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana declared the last of the pro-Islamic State group militants in southern Marawi city were "finished."
CLARK, Philippines (AP) — Philippine defense secretary declares the last of the pro-Islamic State group militants in Marawi city are "finished" .
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Iraq's prime minister and an influential Shiite cleric have visited Jordan, just hours after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged Iraq and Saudi Arabia to unite to counter growing Iranian assertiveness.
BANGKOK (AP) — As Thailand prepares for the cremation ceremony of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, memories of him and his reign live in mementos dear to many Thais. His image is depicted on coins, amulets, statues and pins, and his works on Thailand's behalf are immortalized in art showing him visi…
