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Volunteers for a Progressive Fairfield hosting the annual Festival of Lights at Leo French Park which runs through the end of the year. The popular drive-through light display will be open at all hour...

Wayne City Matters hosts its annual Hometown Christmas Event and Parade on Sunday, December 14th. Activities will begin at 3 p.m. at or near the community building, offering holiday fun for all ages. ...

Registration is now open for in-person pesticide license testing sessions offered through the Illinois Department of Agriculture in partnership with Illinois Extension. The sessions are for individual...

A nationwide recall has been issued for over 9,000 CreateOn Crayola-branded pip-Cube magnetic building sets due to a risk of "serious injury or death" if loose magnets are ingested. The U.S. Consumer ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has updated its standing order to allow public libraries to stock opioid overdose reversal agents, such as naloxone and nalmefene, and to let trained st...

Pritzker Signs Bill To Protect Immigrants Illinois is taking further action to protect immigrants from the federal government. Governor Pritzker signed a bill in Chicago that is designed to ensure imm...

The Fairfield City Council met Tuesday night at Fairfield City Hall. The council approved the minutes from the November 13th meeting and the bills submitted since that date. The first item of routine ...

Fairfield Rural Fire Department, Fairfield City Fire Department, Wayne County Ambulance Personnel, and Wayne County Sheriff's Department responded to a structure fire Tuesday afternoon at approximatel...

The National Weather Service says colder weather is on the way for later in the weekend. Breezy conditions are anticipated as a pressure difference intensifies across the region. These winds will be c...

Help at Home and the Wayne County Senior Citizen's Center will hold the Christmas Lights Tour tonight from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The tour will begin at the Senior Citizen's Center at 5 p.m. and conclude b...