Category Archives: Local News

A Thursday night fire has destroyed a barn and welding shop near Belle Rive. Media reports say the first fire call came in a little after 5 p.m. Thursday. The owner of the L-shaped barn said he was in...

A bill under consideration in Springfield would require social media companies to notify parents if they find their child is being threatened or is in some sort of danger. The bill passed unanimously ...

Lawmakers in Springfield are discussing two proposals that would provide parents with tax credits for child care. One proposal would give parents a state tax credit equaling 25 percent of the federal ...

An Illinois House committee has approved Governor Pritzker’s massive health insurance reform proposal. Among other features, the proposal would make Illinois the first state in the country to ba...

The FCHS Board met Thursday evening for their regular monthly meeting. Personnel and building issues dominated the agenda. In personnel matters: Tiffany Lyons was unanimously hired as the districts ne...

The FCHS Board meets this evening at 6 in the study hall at the high school. Under new business, the board will consider or take action on IHSA Membership for FY 25, purchasing a pole vault pit, a tra...

Easter is just around the corner and the City of Fairfield is preparing for their annual Easter Egg Hunt. The hunt is scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 30th at Leo French Park. Libby Lingafel...

Although an Auditor General’s report on the COVID-19 outbreak that killed 36 patients at the Lasalle Veterans Home was released two years ago, lawmakers had a chance to question state officials ...

Thanks to an executive order from the Illinois Department of Public Health, schools in Illinois are now able to carry inhalers for all students. The order allows all trained school workers to treat an...

The Illinois Commerce Commission is once again reviewing spending proposals from the state’s two major electric utility companies. The panel rejected multiyear plans from Commonwealth Edison and...