The Unit 9 School Board paved the way Friday for students in junior high and high school to each have a ChromeBook next year.
May is Older Americans Month and Volunteer Services of Iroquois County has a few plans for the month.
A Milford man was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Vermilion County early this morning.
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Even the weather couldn’t contain the juggernaut that is the Central High School girls track team.
Brandi Chase pitched the first five innings and clobbered a home run, two doubles and a single in St. Anne High School's 12-7 win over Iroquois West Friday in St. Anne.
There was quite a contrast between what was happening at Legion Park in Watseka Thursday and what happened at Mann Park in Gilman Tuesday. The end result was the same — an Iroquois West high…
The Lady Cats didn’t set the alarm early enough and their bats woke up too late.
Excellent pitching and awesome hitting will win a softball game every time.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $339 million.
CHICAGO (AP) — An anti-crime group in Chicago is starting a new crime hotline aimed at those wary of contacting police directly with anonymous tips.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Congress is pushing the Trump administration to release a study of how a Chicago-area waterway structure might be fortified to prevent Asian carp from reaching the Grea…
WASHINGTON (AP) — United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz is likely to face pointed questions as Congress examines customer service by U.S. airlines and how air travel can be improved.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — May Day protests turned violent in the Pacific Northwest as demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, threw smoke bombs and Molotov cocktails at police while elsewhere thousands…
The Watseka Police, acting on a tip from the Kankakee City Police Department arrested an Aroma Park man wanted on a Kankakee County warrant for attempted murder.
Iroquois County Sheriff's Police and Clifton Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Monday afternoon at the Clifton Dollar General.
Bond was set yesterday for a Watseka woman arrested on drug charges during a traffic stop.
A Watseka woman is due back in court at 9:30 a.m. March 2 after being arrested on Sunday.
Iroquois County Sheriff's Police issued a statement Friday about a scam being reported to them.
NEW YORK (AP) — A battered news industry can find hope in a survey that gauges public willingness to pay for journalism.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A spokeswoman says an unknown number of Florida Blue health insurance customers were charged multiple times for their May premiums.
HOUSTON (AP) — ConocoPhillips (COP) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $777 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Altria Group (MO) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $1.4 billion.
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) _ CVS Health Corporation (CVS) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $952 million.
Canandaigua manufacturer has weathered the storm of jobs moving overseas
Chain supply store CountryMax started, and continues, as a family effort
People lose jobs for a wide variety of reasons. In a majority of cases it’s through no fault of their own.
The Mattiacio family steers Ziebart toward success
Wholesaler has been bringing produce to Rochester-area stores since 1904
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ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a musician died after collapsing on stage during a birthday concert in his honor at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.
NEW YORK (AP) — A battered news industry can find some flickers of hope in a survey that gauges public willingness to pay for journalism, as long as its leaders plan judiciously.
The Media Insight Project poll on paying for news was conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the American Press Institute Feb. 16-March 20. It is based on online and telephone interviews of 2,199 adults who are members of NORC's nationally representativ…
NEW YORK (AP) — A battered news industry can find hope in a survey that gauges public willingness to pay for journalism.
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech prime minister: government to resign over business dealings of finance minister.
MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (all times local):
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Human Rights Watch says armed groups targeting civilians in Central African Republic have killed at least 45 people and displaced 11,000 in the past three months.
MOSCOW (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin expected to focus on the unresolved conflict in Ukraine and the civil war in Syria.
