Ashkum NewsLocal news for Ashkum, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Another country- January 28, 2008 "I just started to watch and to shoot and I began to realize that there were so many similarities in what I was shooting to what I had shot. When I think about it now, it's really eerie." Thirteen years ago, Tribune photographer Scott Strazzante began visiting a family farm near Lockport owned by Harlow and Jean Cagwin. via Chicago Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/ashkum-il/2008/01/another-country?fromrss=1 Fire station command center shuts down as evacuations stop- January 15, 2008 "We've had many people bring in food" The command center at the Watseka Fire Station is gone, but firefighters and other emergency personnel are working as needed. via Iroquois Times-Republichttp://www.topix.net/city/ashkum-il/2008/01/fire-station-command-center-shuts-down-as-evac... Other areas around county flooded, too- January 14, 2008 "They've been hit by water already." Iroquois County Sheriff Eldon Sprau said his department has been helping residents in areas outside of Watseka that are flooded. via Iroquois Times-Republichttp://www.topix.net/city/ashkum-il/2008/01/other-areas-around-county-flooded-too?fromrss=... Police for Jan. 11- January 12, 2008 STATE Arrests: Illinois State Police arrested Judy L. Frechette, 52, Ashkum, at 10:24 a.m. Jan. via Iroquois Times-Republichttp://www.topix.net/city/ashkum-il/2008/01/police-for-jan-11?fromrss=1 |