ANOTHER TORNADO CONFIRMED WITHIN IROQUOIS COUNTY- MORE SEVERE WEATHER PREDICTED FOR MONDAY Posted Today At 1:04am by WIQI Iroquois County Emergency Management Agency was notified by the US National Weather Service’s (NWS) Chicago office that a third tornado has been confirmed to have touched down in Iroquois County... Read More
SECOND TORNADO, AN EF-2, CONFIRMED WITHIN IROQUOIS COUNTY Posted About A Week Ago by WIQI Iroquois County Emergency Management Agency was notified by the US National Weather Service’s (NWS) Chicago office that a second tornado has been confirmed to have touched down during the severe... Read More
SEVERE STORMS AND A TORNADO STRIKE IROQUOIS COUNTY Posted About A Week Ago by WIQI Iroquois County Emergency Management Agency is working with the US National Weather Service’s (NWS) Chicago office to identify potential tornadoes within areas of damage that occurred following ... Read More
Watseka man charged in the death of a 1-month-old Posted About A Week Ago by WIQI The Iroquois County Sheriffs Office has arrested and charged 22-year-old Jason L. Ruiz of Watseka, ll. with first-degree murder and aggravated battery in connection with the death of his one-month-old... Read More
Iroquois County Police News 4/16/26 Posted About A Week Ago by WIQI On April 12th, 2026, Iroquois County Sheriffs Police arrested Sundav L. Pettigrew, age 25, of Urbana. According to police reports, Pettigrew was wanted on an outstanding Iroquois County warrant chargi... Read More
Watseka Police warn residents about copper wire being stolen Posted About Three Weeks Ago by WIQI The Watseka Police Department has recently received numerous reports of damage to utility trailers across the city in which the wiring is being cut and the copper wire stolen. Additionally, it w... Read More