Category Archives: Local News

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...

Illinois election officials say they saw a significant use of vote-by-mail for voters casting ballots in Tuesday’s primary, with many people voting early. They report almost 430-thousand Illinoi...

The Board of Trustees of the Illinois Eastern Community College District No. 529 met Tuesday night, March 19th at Lincoln Trail College, Robinson, Illinois. The Board recognized Student Trustee Guadal...

Sean Henry and Rod Martin of Klinger & Associates spoke to the board about various projects including the sanitary sewer project and the lead service line inventory. They will have a budget for w...