Woodford County News

Certain residents in Tazewell and Woodford counties are eligible for some financial help with their electric bills this summer.

Woodford County will spend $150,000 this year for a single road repair project but will pick up $1,078,000 at the same time.

Citing a growing number of residents wanting to install their own small wind turbines, the Woodford County conservation, planning and zoning committee hosted a special meeting Wednesday night in the hopes of ...

The clouds stirring above Brian Tackett and Nick Mishler two weeks ago brewed what they had been waiting for all these years.

Gas prices are 'awfully high,' complained the Germantown Hills motorist. 'The hardest part is that it's something we need,' he said, filling his tank.

By Colleen Reynolds, Beth Whisman and Jim Fitzpatrick The storms that blew through Central Illinois left as many as 5,300 homes and businesses in McLean County and another 6,000 in Tazewell and Woodford ...

The Woodford County Historical Society is seeking pictures and information about the German prisoners of war who were housed on Eureka College campus during World War II.

Wayne Blunier considers himself the exception to the current rule. Using the same gear to work the fields for the past three years, Blunier, who farms about seven miles north of Roanoke, said in recent days ...

Woodford County first began considering a nuisance ordinance back in April 2002 after some residents in Spring Bay complained about noise and dust coming from a nearby dirt bike and all-terrain vehicle track.

Hershel Morgan, found guilty in March of beating an 18-year-old Peoria woman to death, was sentenced Wednesday morning to life in prison without parole.

Cynthia Baer, County Extension Director, says that every home-canning season should start with a safety check of canning equipment.

A funnel cloud was spotted and tracked through Tazewell and Woodford counties Wednesday night.

Some schools may cut long bus trips to ballgames and speech tournaments. Some police officers are being told to shut off their squad cars rather than let them idle.

Former Marshall County State's Attorney Donald Knuckey is facing possible disbarment or lesser disciplinary actions in the wake of his latest drunken-driving conviction early last year in southern Illinois.

It was a heated debate - even a spinning wind turbine couldn't cool down. Thursday night the Woodford County board discussed the possibilities of "green-lighting" a wind farm in El Paso .

The recess is literally over. Woodford County's board meeting resumed but this time with name-calling and in fighting.

A single-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Congerville man Tuesday morning near Goodfield.

Woodford County property tax bills will soon be heading out to residents, said county Treasurer Melissa Andrews.

The first Eureka Sesquicentennial "scanner day" will be Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Woodford County Historical Society, 112 N. Main St.

A decision to move forward with a Woodford County wind farm will have to wait. Tonight, more than 1-hundred people packed the tiny room holding the Woodford County board.