Piper City News

Susan Elaine Cheney, 54, Piper City, Ill., formerly of Sturgeon Bay, passed to her heavenly home July 11, 2008, after a four-month illness.

Susan Harris Cheney, 54, Piper City, Ill., formerly of Sturgeon Bay, passed away Friday, July 11, at her home after a short battle with cancer.

Rod Blagojevich administration. Leaders from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees , which represents 35,000 Illinois state workers, said the governor's office is pushing for ...

By Eric Stock A Piper City man who robbed the Flanagan State Bank in El Paso last December faces 14 years in prison.

A small town doctor has brought more lives into the world than the number of people in his town.

Daughter, Bregan Lyn, to Mike and Ashley Cheatham of Ottawa May 24 at St. Margaret's Hospital in Spring Valley.

Posted 5/20/2008, 6:44AM, by Chris Breach Visitation for Audrie Ronald Haskins, 71, of rural Sibley, will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Reilly-Redenius Funeral Home, Piper City.

“I'll give them a hard time about it when I see them”

It turns out that the three cheerleaders who posed as part of the annual April Fool's Day joke pulled a prank, in turn, on The Daily Journal. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

Ex-state trooper arrested after 2-hour standoff Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette, IL By Will Brumleve February 21, 2008 [Excerpt] A former special agent for the Illinois State Police has been arrested and held on ... via Behind The Blue WAll

By Dara Brockmeyer and WGCY The police standoff in Gibson city is over and a former state police officer is behind bars. via Http

CITY Watseka Cited: Watseka Police cited Samantha K. Merrow, 21, Manteno, for operation of an uninsured motor vehicle at 3:10 p.m. after being stopped near Walnut Street and Veteran's Parkway. via Iroquois Times-Republic

“That's what brought it home for us.”

' If the turnout for Saturday's Support Our Troops Day is an indication of the sentiment area residents have for local troops serving in the military, soldiers should consider themselves well loved. via Pantagraph

“We've decided now to go ahead and build a permanent facility”

Vermillion Valley Bank wants to offer a permanent convenience for customers in Chatsworth. via The Pantagraph

A gunman clad in a camouflage mask, gray shirt and bluejeans robbed the Kempton Branch of the Vermilion Valley Bank at 10:20 a.m. today, making off with an undisclosed amount of cash. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

COUNTY Arrests: Iroquois County Sheriff's Police arrested Derrick Noel, 19, Urbana, Nov. via Iroquois Times-Republic

COUNTY Arrested: Iroquois County Sheriff's Police returned from the Shawnee Correctional Center with Darren L. Wright, 33, Markham Nov. via Iroquois Times-Republic

“The gym wouldn't have been big enough for this crowd”

By Phyllis Coulter pcoulter@pantagraph.com BLOOMINGTON -- Hundreds of people flowed into the Thanksgiving Market on Saturday at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum, gathering up goodies for their holiday celebrations. via The Pantagraph

“Last week the national transportation study released its findings on traffic statistics throughout the nation and guess what, Chicago ranked third in traffic delays and second in the length of commuting delays”

It could be the world's largest Halloween dance and Piper City is working to become part of it. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

STATE Accident: At 4:02 a.m. Sept. 28, Mark N. Morris, 34, Beaverville, was traveling north bound on IL Route 1 north of 3150 N. Road. via Iroquois Times-Republic

The Ford County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in finding whoever planted marijuana plants recently discovered on a farmer's land near Piper City. via Pantagraph