Category Archives: Local News

Governor Pritzker is urging Illinois residents to condemn hate and stand in solidarity with the Muslim and Jewish communities. The governor said "Hate has no home here in Illinois" while speaking yest...

Illinois lawmakers are back in Springfield today. As the fall veto session begins in Springfield, Illinois lawmakers will be in the spotlight as they deal with numerous controversial issues. Energy le...

The Grayville City Council meets this evening at 7 at Grayville City Hall. On the agenda, representatives from Clayton Homes are expected to address council prior to executive session. Eight items mak...

The Village of West Salem is set to meet this evening at 7 at West Salem Village Hall. Under old business, the village will look at repairing the police and fire entrance doors, look into estimates on...

Wayne County Crimestoppers is offering a reward for the arrest of the person or persons who removed property from the Tim McCracken residence in Sims. According to information from Crimestoppers, a pe...

Ninety people can officially claim American citizenship after a weekend ceremony in Peoria. The local public library hosted the event for people from 24 different countries on Friday. They were sworn ...

The former vice president of a Mt. Vernon bank has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for bank fraud and arson. Richard Pigg pleaded guilty to six counts of bank fraud and three counts of arson. Pro...

Wayne County Sheriff's Officials continue to fight the battle against meth in the county. On Wednesday at 9:30 PM, sheriff's deputies along with probation searched a residence in Geff. During that sea...

Officials in the city of Albion say that they have hired Marshall Electric to use hydro excavation on all of our water meters. Officials say they are checking to determine is your water line is a lead...

State leaders are working to make Illinois roads safer. The effort comes nearly a month after a crash along I-40 in Teutopolis that left five people dead. Officials are calling for updated GPS detour ...