Category Archives: Local News

North Wayne Community Unit School District #200 will conduct its regular board meeting on Wednesday, January 21st, at 6 p.m. at Cisne Middle School. The meeting will open with the Pledge of Allegiance...

Pritzker Signs Law To Seal Non-Violent Criminals' Records (Springfield, IL) -- Under a new state law, eligible non-violent criminal records will automatically be sealed. Governor Pritzker signed the m...

Wayne County Circuit Court Judge, Matt Vaughn, issued sentences in several cases during Thursday's proceedings: Corey Budde, 33, of Cisne, pled guilty to Disorderly Conduct, a Class C misdemeanor. Bud...

Wayne County CEO is excited to announce CEO Night on Tuesday, February 3rd, at Fairfield Community High School during the Fairfield Mules vs. Wayne City Indians basketball game, which tips off at 6 p....

The Fairfield Community High School Board of Education met Thursday night with all board members present with a light agenda. The board approved the consent agenda. By unanimous vote, the board set Sa...

Fairfield National Bank (FNB) is no longer under an enforcement agreement with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), according to a letter sent to the bank's shareholders. The fede...

As part of the ongoing Illinois 154 Rend Lake Bridge Replacement Project, portions of the lake beneath the Illinois 154 bridge will be closed to all boat traffic starting Monday, according to the Rend...

The results of the 47th annual squirrel count in Olney indicate a decline in both the city's white and grey squirrel populations. A total of 105 volunteers participated in the count over three Saturda...

As temperatures across Illinois drop and are expected to remain dangerously cold for several days, the Illinois State Fire Marshal is urging residents to make sure their carbon monoxide detectors are ...

A new University of Illinois report finds that wage inequities persist in Illinois, though the state fares better than many others. From 2021 to 2023, the gender wage gap slightly narrowed, but racial...