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Fairfield City Police made a pair of theft-involved arrests over the weekend. On Friday, City Police arrested 40-year-old Edward A. Riley of Sims on a single count of retail theft. According to court ...

The Edwards County Commissioners will be holding their monthly session at 9 this morning at the Edwards County Courthouse. At the meeting, the commissioners will hear from the county highway departmen...

The Flora City Council will hold its first December session at 4:30 this afternoon at Flora City Hall. Under business, the council will hear an update from Milano & Grunloh Engineers about grants...

The Albion City Council will hold their December meeting this evening. At the meeting, a member of the team at Kemper CPA Group will be presenting the yearly audit of last year's accounts. In old busi...

Albion Police are looking for anyone who may have security camera footage or information in the area South 5th St, W Terminal St (all the way to Red Hill RD), S 8th, W Walnut (from park to Casey's), a...

Illinois families are encouraged to apply for utility bill assistance. Eligible families can receive bill assistance for natural gas, propane, and electricity through the Low-Income Home Energy Assist...

Fairfield’s annual Christmas Parade was held Saturday with a good crowd on hand and pleasant weather conditions for early December. The parade lasted about 50 minutes and contained around 50 ent...

Cigarette embers were blamed for a traffic crash Friday afternoon that injured a Mt. Vernon man. The crash occurred just south of Wamac on U.S. route 51. According to police and media reports, 45 year...

Albion Police are looking for anyone who may have security camera footage or information in the area South 5th St, W Terminal St (all the way to Red Hill RD), S 8th, W Walnut (from park to Casey's), a...

The Fairfield Christmas Parade begins tonight at 5:00 PM. Main Street will be closed from east 4th Street to West 4th Street, and traffic will be congested for a short period afterward. Officials reco...