Wind advisory issued for East Central Illinois
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for East Central Illinois from noon to 6 p.m. Monday. Counties under the advisory include Champaign, Vermilion, Douglas, Edgar, Coles, Shelby,...
View ArticlePiatt board to consider Annex sale
MONTICELLO — The county board may sell its Annex building at a special meeting this Friday.Board members have set up a special meeting at 10 a.m. to consider bids for the 14,000-square-foot structure...
View ArticleWinter weather advisory issued for East Central Illinois
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Ford and Iroquois Counties from 6 p.m. Thursday to noon Friday.In those areas, snow accumulation of three to five inches and ice...
View ArticleUpdated: weather advisory roundup
Updated 3:30 p.m.The National Weather Service has issued several advisories in advance of the winter weather that is forecast for Thursday afternoon and Friday.Macon County is under a winter storm...
View ArticlePiatt County board sells Annex
The Piatt County Board on Friday sold its former annex building to a local businessman.The 14,000-square-foot annex, empty since county offices moved to the former Kirby Hospital site a year ago, was...
View ArticleTwo weather advisories issued for East Central Illinois
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Ford and Iroquois Counties from 3am Tuesday morning through midnight Tuesday night. Light snow is expected to develop Monday...
View ArticlePiatt voters will have advisory say on rural lot size
MONTICELLO — Should Piatt County reduce the 20-acre minimum required for home-building on agricultural land? Voters will get a chance to chime in on this issue through an April 9 advisory referendum....
View ArticleCerro Gordo school board cuts positions
CERRO GORDO — Teachers, parents, and former students attended a public hearing Wednesday night, giving Cerro Gordo school board members a chance to get community input before making decisions on...
View ArticleWoman dies in Piatt County crash
La PLACE — One woman died and a second was injured as a result of a two-vehicle collision in southwestern Piatt County Thursday morning.Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup said Jorden Austin, 20,...
View ArticleWinter storm watch issued for East Central Illinois
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for all of East Central Illinois except Ford and Iroquois counties from late Saturday through Monday morning.Ford and Iroquois counties are...
View ArticleFog advisory, flood watch issued
The National Weather has issued a Dense Fog Advisory for Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Piatt and Vermilion counties until 4am Tuesday morning and for Ford and Iroquois Counties until 6am Tuesday morning....
View ArticleBids arriving for county annex building in Monticello
MONTICELLO — Some newfound interest in the county annex building has officials hopeful the empty building and lot may finally sell after 10 months on the market.read more
View ArticleUpdated: wind advisory in effect for two area counties
Update 3:15 PM:The wind advisory for most of East Central Illinois has been canceled, but it remains in effect for Ford and Iroquois Counties until 6 p.m. Monday night.The National Weather Service says...
View ArticlePiatt County election results April 9, 2013
Results from contested races in Piatt County:√ indicates apparent winner.read more
View ArticleUpdate: Severe thunderstorm watch issued for the area
UPDATED 11:40 p.m. WednesdayThe National Weather Service has canceled a severe thunderstorm warning for southern Champaign County, eastern Douglas County, northern Edgar County and southern Vermilion...
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