Category Archives: Local News

During an event with University of Chicago students, Gov. J.B. Pritzker spoke about the state of gender ideology in Illinois and addressed how it works with sports. In Chicago, Pritzker joined student...

For 30 years, the Young Eagles program has inspired the next generation of young pilots. Mike Baer (bear), president of the Aurora chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, is celebrating 30 y...

llinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is charging the Boone County clerk and recorder. An indictment accuses Julie Bliss of stealing money from the county and using a Boone County credit card to pay fo...

Illinois, Indiana and Michigan are being awarded one-billion-dollars in federal funding for the Midwest Hydrogen Hub. The Midwest Hydrogen Hub is a multi-state, multi-sector network that enables de-ca...

Illinois officials are monitoring the conflict in the Middle East and potential threats in the states. Governor Pritzker has been briefed by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Home...

The region's weather during the month of September was calmer compared to July and August, according to statistics from the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky. They say their office issued ...

46-year-old William G. Browning of Carmi was still in custody as of Friday morning after his arrest Thursday morning on several charges related to a domestic incident. According to information from ou...

Fire destroyed a mobile home north of Mt. Vernon, IL Thursday. According to media reports out of Mt. Vernon, IL, the fire was at the Rolling Meadows Mobile Home Park on Illinois Route 37 four miles no...

The Wayne County Board met Thursday Evening in the basement of the Wayne County Courthouse. At the meeting, the board approved under old business of allowing Fairfield National Bank to handle the coun...

The office of Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is investing an additional 10-million-dollars in Israel. The investment is being made as a direct response to the attack by the Hamas. Frerichs'...