Piatt County News

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman is now accepting applications for the circuit judgeship being vacated this summer by Piatt County Judge John Shonkwiler.

According to a state police report, Tyler R. Barger, 27, of Mahomet was driving a 2003 Chrysler Concorde east on U.S. 150 about a half-mile west of Piatt County Road 900 E at 11:17 a.m. Wednesday when the vehicle left the road to the south, swerved back across the road, struck a guardrail and landed in a ditch on the north side of the road.

The longtime chief judge of Illinois' Sixth Judicial District plans to retire at the end of July.

Village leaders in Bement are trying to shut down their police department. But the process is taking longer than expected.

A single car wreck lands one woman in the hospital. The wreck happened a little after 2:00 AM on route 10 just one-hundred yards into Piatt County.

Circuit Judge Dan L. Flannell said on Monday evening that Shonkwiler entered an administrative order Friday afternoon to take an extended sick leave, effective immediately, due to surgery he received on Monday morning.

Posted: 6:07 PM 5/2/12 The National Weather Service says that four different tornadoes touched down in Monticello, Champaign, and Vermilion Counties Tuesda Afternoon.