Category Archives: Local News

The 2024 election season begins Monday. Candidates who want to make the spring primary ballot can begin turning in their paperwork on Monday. There could be a large crowd at the state’s election...

Governor J.B. Pritzker say it’s unacceptable that tens of thousands of Illinois residents go to sleep each night in shelters or in vacant buildings. He made the comment Wednesday at the Supporti...

The newest ambulance of the White County Ambulance suffered what Director Adam Allen calls a catastrophic motor failure and is out of commission. Allen says the vehicle missed it's warranty by 6,000 m...

It was a busy city council meeting for the City of Mcaleansboro on Tuesday. The opening of sealed bids for excess property and equipment took place. The board accepted the highest bids of $4,775.98 an...

Officials with the VFW Post 8222 Auxiliary, presented prizes on Tuesday to the second and third place winners of this year’s Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest. Eighth grader Lydia Shelby from We...

A new partnership between the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the Illinois Certification Board (ICB) is removing barriers for individuals who want to become certified to help people s...

State officials say the Illinois rainy day fund has topped two-billion dollars — a milestone they say they didn’t know they would reach only a few years ago. The Illinois comptroller’...

Illinois health officials caution residents against eating fruit from one company in the aftermath of an outbreak of listeria. Illinois is among seven states listed in an advisory about the outbreak, ...

Triple A expects Illinois to see the second highest number of travelers for the Thanksgiving holiday since 2005. For anyone hitting the road, the agency recommends doing so before 11 o-clock in the mo...

The Board of Trustees of the Illinois Eastern Community College District No. 529 met Tuesday night, November 21st at Frontier Community College, Fairfield, Illinois. Based on their last revision dates...