Category Archives: Local News

The Fairfield Community High School Board will be holding a special session at 7 PM this evening at the Study Hall Room at Fairfield Community High School. Prior to the closed session, there will be a...

The Wayne City Village Board meets this evening at 7 at Wayne City Village Hall. Under old business, the village board will look at making a donation to the City of Fairfield Recreation Fund for the S...

Frontier Community College will soon hold their new student orientation. The event will take place on August 15th from 9 AM until 12-noon Breakfast will be available for free for all new students at t...

Illinois is expanding racial classification categories when reporting statistical data within state agencies. Governor Pritzker signed a house bill that amends the Uniform Racial Classification Act to...

The 2023 Illinois State Fair kicks off this week. The fair runs from August 10th to the 20th in Springfield. Performers include Alanis Morissette, REO Speedwagon, Alter Bridge, Tim McGraw, Maren Morri...

One man is in custody following an attempted bank robbery in Effingham. Police say someone entered the fifth-third bank on East Jefferson Avenue Friday and approached a teller with a note demanding mo...

Illinois is increasing protections for Native Americans in the state. Governor Pritzker signed three bills, including the Human Remains Protection Act, which establishes procedures for encountering hu...

A trial is set to begin today for the longtime Chief of Staff of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Timothy Mapes is charged with lying to a grand jury in the federal probe that led to Mad...

The National Weather Service will be assessing storm damage today in central Illinois. Surveys will be taking place in parts of Morgan, Sangamon, Christian and Shelby Counties. Officials say at least ...

Two Hamilton County residents were sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections after appearing in Hamilton County Court Wednesday. 28 year old Darian Miller of Belle Rive pled guilty to Unlawf...