Category Archives: Local News

City of Fairfield officials say the boil water order for the area of SE 6th St. has passed testing. Water no longer needs to be boiled for human consumption.

As the Illinois General Assembly prepares to reconvene in January, lawmakers are looking at potential changes to the Tier 2 pension system to ensure compliance with Social Security and enhance benefit...

Starting January 1st, a series of new laws will take effect in Illinois, signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker. Here are some key changes that will impact residents:   Minimum Wage: The minimum wage w...

The Hope Center in Albion will be OPEN Christmas Day morning at 9am. Anyone in need of food or who will be spending Christmas alone and need someone to talk to, go to the Hope Center located at 23 Wes...

The Benton City Council has unanimously decided to allow Knox the Dalmatian to remain with the Benton Fire Department. Knox was rescued from a Jefferson County animal shelter two years ago, but the pr...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Rend Lake is offering Student Trainee Intern Positions (Pathways Interns) for the 2025 recreation season. This program allows students to explore federal careers wh...

Federal authorities have scheduled January 28th as the trial date for former Wayne City Police Chief Anson Fenton. Fenton has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the misapplication of property fr...

This holiday season, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), along with the Illinois State Police and over 200 local police and sheriff's departments, is launching the national "Drive Sober ...

Two Houston Texas men, 32-year-old McKindley V. Allen and 28-year-old DaLeon J. Fontennet, were sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for burglarizing pharmacies in Southern Illinois and Missouri ...

Governor JB Pritzker in August released a list of 265 Senate and House bills he signed into law. Pritzker took action on the 265 bills on Friday, August 9th signing all of them into law. Some of the b...