Category Archives: Local News
NEW ILLINOIS LABOR LAWS AND NEARLY 300 OTHER MEASURES TAKE EFFECT WITH NEW YEAR
With the start of the new year tomorrow, a number of new Illinois labor laws will take effect, expanding worker protections and benefits statewide. According to Capitol News Illinois, one new law prov...
Dec 31, 2025
ILLINOIS SECRETARY OF STATE WARNS RESIDENTS ABOUT FRAUDULENT TRAFFIC SCAM TEXTS
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is urging residents to stay alert for fraudulent text messages that claim recipients owe money for traffic violations or tolls. These scam texts, which ha...
Dec 31, 2025
DOWNTOWN FAIRFIELD ALLEY CLOSED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS
Fairfield Mayor Gary Moore has announced the closure of an alley in the downtown area due to safety concerns. For the protection of residents and business owners, the alley located between the former ...
Dec 31, 2025
TEMPERATURES TO WARM GRADUALLY, LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE FRIDAY
The National Weather Service in Paducah says that temperatures are expected to continue their slow upward trend over the New Year's holiday weekend. Highs will generally remain in the 40s throughout t...
Dec 31, 2025
FAIRFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SKILLED CARE UNIT EARNS PRESTIGIOUS "HIGH PERFORMING" RATING FROM U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
Pictured are some of the many wonderful employees who provide outstanding care on Fairfield Memorial Hospital's Skilled Care Unit. Front: Sarah Koker, Environmental Services, Lourdes Bulasa, RN, Jane ...
Dec 31, 2025
DUI CHARGE DISMISSED AGAINST CARMI MAN IN SCHOOL BUS INCIDENT FOLLOWING SUPER-SECTIONAL GAME
A Carmi man charged earlier this fall following a traffic stop involving a school bus returning from a High School Volleyball Super-Sectional game has had his most serious charge dismissed. Court reco...
Dec 31, 2025
UPWARD SPORTS BASKETBALL AND CHEERLEADING REGISTRATION NOW OPEN IN FAIRFIELD
Registration is now open for Upward Sports Basketball and Cheerleading at Fairfield CP Church. The program is open to children in kindergarten through sixth grade. Parents may register their child onl...
Dec 31, 2025
​FAIRFIELD NATIVE DESIGNS ICONIC GOLD GLOVE AT RAWLINGS HEADQUARTERS
A Fairfield High School graduate is behind one of the most eye-catching new landmarks in the St. Louis area. J.R. Gain, a Web/UX Designer and Senior Art Director for Rawlings Sporting Goods, designed ...
Dec 30, 2025
SSM HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL EARNS NATIONAL ACCLAIM FOR HEART ATTACK CARE
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, has received the prestigious American College of Cardiology's NCDR Chest Pain - MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2025....
Dec 30, 2025
DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR ILLINOIS RESIDENTS TO ENROLL IN HEALTH INSURANCE THROUGH GET COVERED ILLINOIS
Illinois residents have until tomorrow (Wednesday) to enroll in health insurance through Get Covered Illinois for coverage starting January 1st. The state recently announced an extension to the enroll...
Dec 30, 2025