Category Archives: Local News

Fairfield Fire responded to a couple of suspicious fire calls over the weekend. On Friday, crews received a report of a camper on fire at 1111 SW 3rd Street at 1:22am. The first crew arrived 3 minutes...

Petersen Health Care — based in Peoria — has filed for Chapter Eleven bankruptcy. In its filing, Petersen Health Care estimates it owes between 100-million and 500-million dollars to as ma...

The Fairfield City Council is set to meet tomorrow evening at 6 at Fairfield City Hall. Prior to the regular meeting, a public hearing will be held in regards to a change in zoning for a property in t...

Illinois community college enrollment increased by a little more than five percent for the Spring semester this year. It’s the third largest increase in student enrollment in the past 15 years. ...

A federal judge has dismissed the latest effort by former Governor Rod Blagojevich to run for office again. Blagojevich had argued it was unconstitutional for the Illinois General Assembly to bar him ...

Unemployment claims fell last week in Illinois by more than 500 over the previous week. Last week, new jobless claims fell to a little more than 75-hundred, compared with more than 81-hundred the prev...

Illinois is the least tax friendly state in the country. MoneyGeek conducted the study that revealed the dubious distinction. The personal finance site calculated the tax burden on the average citizen...

Members of the Cisne FFA participated in the 2024 State Awards Day held Saturday, at Mt. Zion High School near Decatur. Alex Paul, Chloe Owens, and Brock Allen were participants for Cisne. Paul receiv...

Wayne County is now listed under Abnormally Dry conditions, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map, released Thursday. It shows parts of southwestern Illinois in Abormally Dry conditions, an...

An altercation Thursday landed a man in the White County Jail. Reports out of Carmi say two men, Kevin Page and Douglas Hast, were involved in a verbal argument prior to an altercation and, according ...