All temporary records of past special education students, who graduated in May of 2019 or have a birthdate of June 1, 2000 will be destroyed by Iroquois Special Education Association, according to information provided.
Administrators of the Nexus-Onarga Family Healing & Grand Prairie Seminary scholarship recently announce the 2024 award recipients, Emma Izquierdo from Iroquois West High School, and Haelly Young from Cissna Park High School. Izquierdo, a student leader and community volunteer, will atte…
The 2024 Summer Reading Program is currently ongoing! Summer Reading is open to all ages (even adults!). This year's summer reading theme is Read, Renew, Repeat. It's not too late to sign up for the reading challenge on Beanstack. Please stop by the front desk if you need assistance with sig…
Country Theatre Workshop will present a Broadway hit in June.
Each month, volunteers of Watseka Area Food Pantry give suggestions to make donating easier. Donations don’t have to be the suggested items – if you want to donate what the pantry needs most, call 815-432-0122 between 9-11 a.m. daily. For June, the pantry board suggests canned fruits, vegeta…
Recent Obituaries
Watseka, IL
Right Now
- Humidity: 100%
- Feels Like: 57°
- Heat Index: 58°
- Wind: 9 mph
- Wind Chill: 57°
- UV Index: 9 Very High
- Sunrise: 05:20:55 AM
- Sunset: 08:17:35 PM
- Dew Point: 58°
- Visibility: 6 mi
Today
Areas of patchy fog early. Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. High 78F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mainly clear. Low 59F. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow
Partly to mostly cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 86F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.
Chance of Rain: 3%
Sunrise: 05:20:55 AM
Sunset: 08:17:35 PM
Humidity: 70%
Wind: NNE @ 9 mph
UV Index: 9 Very High
Sunday Night
Mainly clear. Low 59F. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 16%
Sunrise: 05:20:33 AM
Sunset: 08:18:17 PM
Humidity: 58%
Wind: S @ 14 mph
UV Index: 7 High
Monday Night
Partly cloudy skies early followed by mostly cloudy skies and a few showers later at night. Low 69F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Chance of Rain: 56%
Sunrise: 05:20:13 AM
Sunset: 08:18:57 PM
Humidity: 71%
Wind: S @ 14 mph
UV Index: 7 High
Tuesday Night
Scattered thunderstorms in the evening, then mainly cloudy overnight with thunderstorms likely. Low 68F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
Chance of Rain: 74%
Sunrise: 05:19:55 AM
Sunset: 08:19:36 PM
Humidity: 67%
Wind: W @ 14 mph
UV Index: 8 Very High
Wednesday Night
Generally fair. Low 63F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of Rain: 10%
Sunrise: 05:19:39 AM
Sunset: 08:20:13 PM
Humidity: 50%
Wind: WNW @ 18 mph
UV Index: 9 Very High
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Low 57F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.
Chance of Rain: 10%
Sunrise: 05:19:25 AM
Sunset: 08:20:49 PM
Humidity: 52%
Wind: NW @ 17 mph
UV Index: 9 Very High
Friday Night
A few clouds. Low 57F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of Rain: 21%
Sunrise: 05:19:13 AM
Sunset: 08:21:23 PM
Humidity: 55%
Wind: NW @ 12 mph
UV Index: 8 Very High
Saturday Night
A few clouds from time to time. Low around 60F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.
Local & Social Scene
IHSA 1A Boys State Track & Field Championship
Iroquois County School Administrators’ Association All-County Team Selections have been named for the spring 2023-24 season.
In softball
On a beautiful Saturday afternoon 69 golfers teed off promptly at 1 p.m. for the start of the 10th Annual Tee Off for the Milford Park & Pool Golf Outing at the Shewami Country Club on May…
IHSA 1A Girls State Track & Field Championships