WAKO News

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Wednesday arrested 38 year old Robert Hall of Bridgeport on a charge of Violation of an Order of Protection. Lawrenceville Police Wednesday arrested 35 year

The Petrolia Water District has announced that the boil order recently imposed from the intersection of Route 50 and Club Kilroy Road south to the Tewell Addition has now been lifted.

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that Illinois Route 1 at the railroad tracks between Adams Street and Illinois Avenue in south Lawrenceville will be closed next week. The

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,404 new cases of coronavirus across the state Tuesday with 17 new deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department says there were 4 positive cases

Lawrenceville Police have now completed their investigation into a recent two vehicle accident. The mishap occured  Monday at the intersection of James Street and Bond Avenue. Reports indicate

Lawrenceville Police Tuesday arrested 39 year old Walter Mickewicz of Lawrenceville on a charge of Domestic Battery. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was being held pending the

The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for the entire WAKO listening area from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Central Time Thursday and a Freeze Watch from late Thursday night until Friday

The Lawrence Unit 20 Board of Education has scheduled a special session Wednesday. officials have informed WAKO that the board will meet Wednesday, March 31st at 7 p.m. in the Lawrenceville High

Lawrence County residents and others across the area with an expired Illinois drivers license are getting more time to get that taken care off. The Illinois Secretary of State has announced that

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,761 new cases of coronavirus across the state Monday with 5 new deaths. There were no new cases reported in Lawrence County Monday according to