Rankin News

Daryl Slade, Calgary Herald A Calgary man who was caught in an international child exploitation investigation in the United States last year has pleaded guilty to possession and distribution of child ... via Computer Crime Research Center

Accidents: Iroquois County Sheriff's Police investigated a car versus deer accident in Onarga Township Thursday. via Iroquois Times-Republic

“Many departments had to use snowplows to even get to Niantic”

The blowing wind and falling snow didn't make it easy for the dozen or so fire protection units that responded. via IllinoisHomepage.net

“You need the power, you use the power, you pay the bill, but there are exemptions to the rule in my opinion.”

The bottom line is Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative is exempt from the state law that says power companies won't leave customers in the cold. via IllinoisHomepage.net

“We've had some flooding issues we've been monitoring”

Emergency Management Agency Director Ted Fisher kept his eye on a few flood-prone spots in the county Wednesday, but no big problems had arisen. via The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

A Rankin, Ill., resident was sentenced to six years and 10 months in federal prison Thursday in connection with his arrest for possessing child pornography at the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge. via Buffalo News

Races shaped up for the McLean County circuit clerk's office and Logan County state's attorney office when the filing period ended Monday. via Pantagraph