Category Archives: Local News

First Christian Church of Wayne City will host a free Wild West-themed family event, "Outlaws in Christ," on Saturday The event will be held at the church, located at 201 North Main Street in Wayne Ci...

The Skillet Fork Ruritan Club will host a spaghetti supper Saturday at Mill Shoals Christian Church. The supper will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. and will include spaghetti, garlic bread, salad and drin...

The Fairfield Legion Riders Post 176 will hold a fish fry Sunday at the Anthony Wayne American Legion in Fairfield. The fish fry will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Legion, located at 111 SW Fourth...

Beall Woods State Park will celebrate the 60th anniversary of its old-growth forest being dedicated as an Illinois Nature Preserve on Sunday. The celebration will run from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Beall Woo...

Illinois schools would be required to teach students about the September 11 terrorist attacks each year under new legislation introduced by State Senator Dave Syverson. Currently, Illinois does not ma...

A federal judge has declined to block Illinois' new medical aid-in-dying law, allowing the measure to take effect tomorrow (Saturday, Sept. 12th). The law allows terminally ill adults with less than s...

Donations are being sought to help continue the work of the Dr. Dennis Scranton Memorial Cancer Fund, which assists local cancer patients with travel and treatment-related expenses. The fund was estab...

Geff Frontier Days returns tomorrow (Saturday) with more than 60 vendors expected to fill the village park with crafts, food, antiques, farm products and homemade goods. Activities begin with the Geff...

Chief Judge Melissa A. Morgan has denied a request by 49-year-old Fairfield resident, Roy Finley to disqualify Wayne County Circuit Judge Matt Vaughn from hearing a pending order of protection case. M...

The North Wayne School District has presented plans to close its elementary and middle schools in Mount Erie and Johnsonville and consolidate students into an expanded PK-through-eighth-grade facility...