Category Archives: Local News

Illinois State Police say they seized almost 18-thousand pounds of illegal drugs last year. State Police say they also arrested more than 19-hundred people last year on charges ranging from drugs and ...

Governor J.B. Pritzker is expected to address what analysts think may be a tight fiscal year in his State of the State speech tonight. Forecasters have predicted the state is on course for a 900-milli...

The board members agreed to pay the balance of a local family's water bill, who had lost their home recently to a fire. The residents of Mill Shoals will see an increase in their trash rate by one dol...

A McLeansboro couple were arrested, Rachal and Everett Martin both received Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine charges, with Rachal receiving an additional charge of Use of Property, a Class 2 fel...

Flora City Council meets at 4:30 this afternoon at Flora City Hall. Several items are on tonight’s agenda. The agenda is attached below. 02.20.24

The Fairfield Public School Board meets at 6 this evening in the board room at Center Street School. Several things are on the attached agenda. The meeting is open to the public. Public-Agenda-Februar...

An Indiana University Innovation and Commercialization Office announcement recently detailed a novel tap water wound irrigation device developed by Dr. Brian Sloan, an associate professor emeritus of ...

Capital One has announced it’s buying Illinois-based Discover to create the largest credit card company by loan volume in the United States. Discover is based in Lake County. The all-stock acqui...

Gas prices in Illinois have jumped this past week. According to a survey in Peoria by GasBuddy, the average price of a gallon of gas increased by 17 cents this past week to three-dollars-43 cents. The...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced his support of a bill pending in the state General Assembly that would require greater transparency among lobbyists. Giannoulias says the bi...