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Vote by mail option postcards set to arrive in mailboxes for the second time soon

KANKAKEE - Be prepared for another round of vote-by-mail postcards arriving to mailboxes across the area soon. The second round of postcards is part of a new voting option law put...

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Child killed after being hit by Bus Friday afternoon

PARK FOREST - A 7-year-old child is being mourned by staff and students of a local school Saturday morning...

Frankfort

Dog gets loose, discovers body of Frankfort man missing since November in woods off Route 30

FRANKFORT - A dog who got off their leash last Thursday and ran into some nearby woods led their...

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Special Cache! Illinois Dog makes Illinois history during Bourbonnais arrest

BOURBONNAIS - A local man’s arrest Monday would not have been possible without the help of a very uniquely...

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Middle School Student’s quick thinking helped avoid Child Abduction Thursday

STEGER - A middle school students’ quick actions saved her from an attempted abduction attempt Thursday morning. According to Steger...

Watseka Funeral Home damaged, suffered partial roof collapse under windy conditions Saturday

Iroquois County

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Country Herald Police Reports - November 5, 2022

WATSEKA - Baier Funeral Home suffered a partial roof collapse during heavy windy conditions Saturday. Police responding to the scene blocked a roadway near the 102...

No Jail for Woman who plead guilty to Cruelty to Animals after nearly 700 found Dead

Iroquois County

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Country Herald Staff Report - November 2, 2022

WATSEKA - Iroquois County Prosecutors won’t seek jail time for a woman who plead guilty to cruel treatment to animals after nearly 700 dead animals...

Cell service disrupted in Watseka, 911 service down after cable struck

Iroquois County

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Country Herald Staff Report - October 31, 2022

WATSEKA - Cell service is down after an optic fiber was struck Monday afternoon. According to the Watseka Fire Department, a optic fiber cable was struck...

Watseka Teen car goes Airborne, lands in bean field

Iroquois County

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Country Herald Police Reports - August 16, 2022

WATSEKA - A teen is recovering after a single car crash Monday landed her vehicle upside down in a bean field. According to Iroquois County Sheriff’s...

Electronic Recycling Event to be held in Watseka September 10th

Iroquois County

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Country Herald Staff Report - August 12, 2022

WATSEKA - The City of Watseka and The Iroquois County Board will host an Electronic Recycling Event in September. The event will take place Saturday September...

Iroquois County Animal Shelter to get building for $60k

Iroquois County

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Country Herald Staff Report - August 10, 2022

WATSEKA - The Iroquois County Board approved the purchase of a new building for Animal Control this week. The building, formally the Watseka Animal Hospital located...

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