Category Archives: Local News

Payrolls in Illinois rose last month while the jobless rate in the state held steady. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports the unemployment rate remains at four-point-seven percent. ...

A bill that would require social media sites to pay for news content from other media sites is stirring debate in Springfield. The state Senate bill would create a structure for online news outlets to...

A state lawmaker is trying to legalize magic mushrooms for medical purposes. Democratic Senator Rachel Ventura introduced a bill so psilocybin can be used to treat Illinoisans suffering from PTSD, dep...

A group of Republicans lawmakers in Springfield is introducing a package of bills to fight human trafficking in the state. One bill lets a juvenile petition the court to seal or expunge their record i...

Less than half of Illinois hospitals are fully transparent regarding their pricing, according to a new report. Parents-Rights-Advocate-dot-org says only about 34 percent of hospitals in the state comp...

The latest update on COVID-19 information shows south central Illinois, including Wayne County, remains at a low level of hospitalizations. The weekly tracker from the CDC shows three new hospitalizat...

A standoff that began up in Effingham County has ended with the death of a truck driver from out of state from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Media reports and police information said the standoff beg...

A boil order has been issued for residents in Fairfield on the south side of York Drive, Shoreway Drive, Lakeview Drive west of Florence, or anyone without water in that area for any period on Friday ...

A reminder that this weekend is the weekend that Daylight Saving Time begins. Residents need to turn their clocks forward one hour before going to bed tonight. The time change officially takes place a...

Despite Friday's rainfall, area rivers are expected to rise a bit in the coming days, but remain below their flood stages. The rainfall should help a bit with the dry conditions that have developed in...