Category Archives: Local News
3RD ANNUAL MARY LOU MUSIC FEST SET FOR JULY 5TH ALONG WITH CISNE FIRE DEPARTMENT FIREWORKS AT 9PM
Residents in Cisne are gearing up for the third annual Mary Lou Fest, scheduled to take place on July 5th at 102 Duker Drive in Cisne. The festival promises a fun-filled day with before and after fire...
Jun 26, 2025
FATAL APARTMENT FIRE IN MT. VERNON CLAIMS ONE LIFE, LEAVES ANOTHER SERIOUSLY INJURED
A tragic apartment fire in Mt. Vernon on Tuesday evening left one person dead and another critically injured. According to the Mt. Vernon Fire Department, the blaze broke out around 7:25 p.m. o...
Jun 26, 2025
VA TO VISIT HOPE CENTER IN ALBION ON JULY 2ND TO ASSIST LOCAL VETERANS
Veterans and their families are invited to meet with representatives from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at the Hope Center on Wednesday, July 2nd beginning at 9:00 a.m. The VA team will rema...
Jun 26, 2025
STATE NEW BRIEFS FOR THURSDAY
Today's the day Governor JB Pritzker is expected to announce he'll be running for a third term next year. Sources tell the Chicago Tribune the Democrat will make the announcement at events in Chicago ...
Jun 26, 2025
VILLAGE OF CISNE FLUSHING FIRE HYDRANTS THURSDAY
Cisne Village officials have announced they with be flushing fire hydrants Thursday in the following areas: North Milner St and North Jones St. The flushing might also affect those living on Howell St...
Jun 25, 2025
FAIRFIELD MAN FACES FIVE CLASS X FELONIES FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
53-year-old Brian K. Simpson of Fairfield appeared Tuesday morning in Wayne County Circuit Court, where he was formally arraigned on five Class X felony counts of possession of child pornography invol...
Jun 25, 2025
WAYNE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT NEWS TUESDAY
Jordan J. Clevenger, 28, of Sesser, pled guilty Tuesday in Wayne County Circuit Court to a charge of Unlawful Interference with the Reporting of Domestic Violence. Clevenger was represented by Public ...
Jun 25, 2025
WAYNE COUNTY FAIR QUEEN PAGEANT SET FOR JULY 8TH
The spotlight will shine bright at the Wayne County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, July 8th at 7 p.m., as contestants from across the county take the stage at the Wayne County Fair Queen Pageant, held at the...
Jun 25, 2025
NORTH WAYNE CUSD #200 TO HOLD BUDGET HEARING AND JUNE BOARD MEETING THURSDAY
The North Wayne Community Unit School District #200 Board of Education will meet Thursday, June 26th at Cisne Middle School for a Budget Amendment Hearing at 4:50 p.m., followed by the regular board m...
Jun 25, 2025
CDC ISSUES WARNING AFTER LISTERIA OUTBREAK LINKED TO CHICKEN ALFREDO MEALS
At least 16 people from 13 states have been hospitalized and three have died due to a possible listeria contamination linked to prepackaged chicken alfredo meals, according to the Centers for Disease ...
Jun 25, 2025