Category Archives: Local News

A McLeansboro couple were arrested, Rachal and Everett Martin both received Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine charges, with Rachal receiving an additional charge of Use of Property, a Class 2 fel...

Flora City Council meets at 4:30 this afternoon at Flora City Hall. Several items are on tonight’s agenda. The agenda is attached below. 02.20.24

The Fairfield Public School Board meets at 6 this evening in the board room at Center Street School. Several things are on the attached agenda. The meeting is open to the public. Public-Agenda-Februar...

An Indiana University Innovation and Commercialization Office announcement recently detailed a novel tap water wound irrigation device developed by Dr. Brian Sloan, an associate professor emeritus of ...

Capital One has announced it’s buying Illinois-based Discover to create the largest credit card company by loan volume in the United States. Discover is based in Lake County. The all-stock acqui...

Gas prices in Illinois have jumped this past week. According to a survey in Peoria by GasBuddy, the average price of a gallon of gas increased by 17 cents this past week to three-dollars-43 cents. The...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced his support of a bill pending in the state General Assembly that would require greater transparency among lobbyists. Giannoulias says the bi...

A bill under consideration in Springfield would help farmers stay on their land by raising the estate tax threshold for farms. Right now, the estate tax is set to kick in at four million dollars and t...

The last day Illinois residents can register to vote in the general primary election is today. The general primary is scheduled for March 19th. Registered voters who have changed their address must re...

Citizens National Bank of Albion is reporting that there is a text scam involving their bank that is going around. Bank officials say that the bank is not sending out the message that is being sent. A...