Category Archives: Local News

(Washington, DC) — The number of job openings edged higher in February. The Labor Department says eight-point-eight million jobs were available on the last business day of the month. The number ...

(Springfield, IL) — There is a plan at the Illinois Capitol to require anyone who wants to buy a gun to take a firearms safety class. Democratic state Representative Maura Hirschauer has legisla...

(Springfield, IL) — A bill Illinois lawmakers are considering would ban the use of Native American mascots in kindergarten through twelfth grade schools. If approved, the ban would take effect i...

The Powerball jackpot is over a billion dollars after no one won the grand prize in Monday night's drawing. Six tickets did however net players a million dollars each. Those tickets were sold in North...

The people who want to see Illinois move to a free-school-meal-for-all program say there's plenty of support for their idea. The Healthy School Meals for All Kids coalition last week unveiled a poll t...

New Hope School has announced their Kindergarten Registration. The registration will take place on Thursday, April 11th from 8:30 AM until 3:00 PM at New Hope School. Parents who will be enrolling a c...

The Volunteers for a Progressive Fairfield have announced a Pre-Eclipse Duck Race Fundraiser for the eclipse weekend. The duck race will take place a Leo French Park on Sunday, April 7th at 5 PM. Duck...

Illinois is heading in the right direction as the end of the flu season approaches. The Department of Public Health revealed Friday that respiratory virus levels across the state are trending down. Fl...

AT&T has announced a major breach in its security. The company confirms a total of seventy-three million current and former customer accounts were leaked to the dark web about two weeks ago. The leake...

Gas prices fell over the weekend. According to GasBuddy.com, the national average has fallen three cents from Friday to $3.52 a gallon. Here in Illinois, the statewide average has also fallen, down tw...