Category Archives: Local News

There's no business like show business, and Edwards County High School's Music Department is inviting the community to take part in their 35th annual Dinner Theater, "Broadway Hits," set for March 19t...

A 34-year-old Mt. Vernon man, Dustin Phillips has been sentenced to 48 years in prison after pleading guilty to three Class X felony charges of dissemination of pornography depicting a victim under th...

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that a man pulled from a submerged vehicle at Rend Lake on Monday night has died from his injuries. Sheriff Kyle Bacon reported that the incident beg...

North Wayne Community Unit School District #200 will hold its regular board meeting tonight (Wedenesday) at 6 p.m. at Cisne Middle School. Items include approval of minutes from the January 21st meeti...

Pennies are disappearing from cash registers as the nation copes with a growing penny shortage. The U.S. Mint halted penny production in November, citing the rising cost of making the coin, and retail...

A conceptual image of a domed Chicago Bears stadium in Arlington Heights (Courtesy of the Chicago Bears)   After years on the sidelines, Illinois lawmakers are making a renewed push to help the C...

Illinois Lawmaker Files Bill To Abolish Abortions (Springfield, IL) -- An Illinois lawmaker wants to end abortions in the state. Republican State Senator Neil Anderson filed a bill that would define p...

The Wayne County Sheriff's Department arrested 45-year-old Lisa Marie Johnson of East Alton, IL, on Saturday afternoon on a Wayne County warrant for unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Johnson was...

Frontier Community College in Fairfield, Illinois will be hosting a Meet the Candidates Forum at Workforce Development Center on campus on Thursday, February 19th from 6-8 p.m. Those that attend can m...

First Brands Group, parent company of Champion Laboratories and Luberfiner in Albion, is considering filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy for some of its auto parts units after its founders were charged in...