Ashkum News

ASHKUM – Centrue Bank plans to close its branch in the Iroquois County community of Ashkum on June 27, according to Thomas A. Daiber, president of the bank's holding company. via News-Gazette Business Stories

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A Subway restaurant is coming to Ashkum. It will be inside the Ashkum Food Stop, which is at the corner of U.S. Route 45 and Illinois Route 116. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

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“I was at the store looking around and thinking 'I don't know where to begin' and Vickie stopped by”

Photo by Wendy Davis -- Vickie Giles and Sue Gray opened an antique store in Danforth called Danforth Antique Divas. via Iroquois Times-Republic

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One of the 24 "American Idol" top 24 contestants has ties to The Daily Journal Area. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

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Now presented as a slide show for the Chicago Tribune Magazine titled Another Country, Strazzante's diptychs pair images of the Cagwin farm with subsequent shots from the subdivision that was built on their ... via Popular Photography & Imaging

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“I just started to watch and to shoot and I began to realize that there were so many similarities in what I was shooting to what I had shot. When I think about it now, it's really eerie.”

Thirteen years ago, Tribune photographer Scott Strazzante began visiting a family farm near Lockport owned by Harlow and Jean Cagwin. via Chicago Tribune

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“We've had many people bring in food”

The command center at the Watseka Fire Station is gone, but firefighters and other emergency personnel are working as needed. via Iroquois Times-Republic

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“They've been hit by water already.”

Iroquois County Sheriff Eldon Sprau said his department has been helping residents in areas outside of Watseka that are flooded. via Iroquois Times-Republic

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STATE Arrests: Illinois State Police arrested Judy L. Frechette, 52, Ashkum, at 10:24 a.m. Jan. via Iroquois Times-Republic

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Henry W. Slager, 71, of Crescent City, was killed Tuesday after driving into the path of an oncoming vehicle. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

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