Roanoke News

The Eureka Business Association's annual Fourth of July parade featured a Sesquicentennial theme this year.

Authorities have ticketed a central Illinois woman who they say drove a car into a crowd at a fireworks show.

The Woodford County Sheriff's Department is investigating a holiday weekend accident.

This fourth of July Holiday weekend started off on a tragic note in the town of Roanoke.

A central Illinois man was killed and three people were injured after a car drove into a crowd at a fireworks show.

An F4 tornado hits west of Roanoke, Illinois on July 13, 2004. The tornado caused significant damage in the area.

The village of Roanoke has decided to disband its police department and turn to Woodford County for protection.

The village board of the central Illinois community of Roanoke is slated to discuss disbanding its police department.

The police chief of Roanoke is on paid administrative leave after being arrested Thursday night on a domestic violence charge.

ROANOKE/EUREKA - Looking for an adventure and learning opportunity for your child that is close to home this summer? Then look no further than Camp Clover coming to a community near you! Camp Clover is an exciting, hands-on learning summer camp for youth ages 8 to 11.

Sycamore's Joe Bussone always has a fistful of tickets for multiple good causes all seasons of the year.

A special public information meeting about veterans' benefits has been scheduled for the Roanoke American Legion, 121 N. Main, Roanoke, on May 13, at 5:00 p.m. The Woodford County Council of the American Legion and the Woodford County Veterans Assistance Commission are sponsoring the session to explain veteran's benefits and to answer questions ...

In Woodford County residents and businesses in low lying areas also had to take precautions to stay above flood waters.

When Mary Vallas' employer, Roanoke Pharmacy, initiated a drug disposal program, she wasted no time taking advantage of it.

Agricultural windmills will be the subject of the Thursday, March 12 meeting of the Woodford County Historical Society.

A Woodford County ordinance that would require municipalities to pay $50 to pick up stray animals does not sit well with local mayors who expressed their displeasure to the County Board.

The P2D2 network, started by Pontiac High School students, is adding five locations in Woodford County .

Wicked winds over the weekend along with the weight of the ice...sent 18 power poles to the ground near Roanoke.