Watseka- Voters in Iroquois county said no to a half cent public safety sales tax and now several county employees could lose their jobs.

WATSEKA – The victory celebration was short-lived for Derek Hagen, Iroquois County's soon-to-be sheriff.

WATSEKA – The two men running for Iroquois County sheriff in next Tuesday's Republican primary election have differing views about the need to retain a second administrator in the Iroquois County Sheriff's Office and the need to pass a sales tax proposal to support the office's operation.

Watseka- It's been three months since the Iroquois County Board cut more than $400,000 from the sheriff's budget.

It's a beautiful day in Peoria's Sunset Hills neighborhood. But Alyssa Pollack is pretending it's not.

Heather Todd with children James Brown James Brown has been found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 31-year-old woman shot during a burglary on Brown's property in Beaverville, Illinois.

WATSEKA – Former Iroquois County Clerk Mark Henrichs must pay back $17,500 to the county in addition to serving a 60-day jail sentence and 30 months of probation, as ordered by Judge William Schmidt during a sentencing hearing Friday afternoon in Iroquois County Circuit Court.

An eastern Illinois high school is closed after 112 of its 330 students called in sick with flu symptoms.

WATSEKA – A third person has announced she will run for election to the Iroquois County clerk's office in the February 2010 Republican primary.

A federal judge is considering whether to order the sponsors of California's voter-approved gay marriage ban to produce their internal campaign records to lawyers now suing to overturn the law.

An eastern Illinois county clerk faces up to 15 years in prison after a jury convicted him of theft and official misconduct.

Karl and Christine Bramstedt of Alton are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary with a special family gathering.

Officials at the Georgetown Fair announced winners of the fair's talent contest.

Officials at the Georgetown Fair announced winners of the fair's talent contest.