Category Archives: Local News

Ameren is warning its customers in Illinois to be aware of an increase in online scams. The scammers are developing fraudulent website listings that mimic the company’s website and include fake ...

The Illinois Department of Revenue will begin accepting 2023 state tax returns on Monday. That is the same date that the Internal Revenue Service begins accepting federal individual income tax returns...

Since September and the implementation of cashless bail, the Wayne County Jail has been hovering around 10-12 people on average. That figure has been steady according to jail officials for the past mo...

Fairfield Police just after 1 AM Thursday took 40-year-old Edward Riley into custody. Riley was arrested on charges of theft and criminal trespass to property. Riley was booked into the Wayne County J...

After the cold weather of last week, National Weather Service Officials say that flooding and flash flooding may become a possibility throughout the area. According to Weather Service Forecasters in P...

Several sentences were handed down in Wayne County Court on Tuesday. 19-year-old Julia L. Cox of Eldorado pled guilty to unlawful possession of cannabis, a class B misdemeanor. Cox was required to pay...

Circuit Judge Melissa A. Morgan has been re-elected Chief Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit of Illinois for a second consecutive two-year term that began January 1, 2024. Judge Morgan was re-electe...

The Illinois Department of Transportation is receiving more than seven-million-dollars in federal funds to fix electric vehicle chargers statewide. The grant will repair, replace or upgrade dozens of ...

Illinois’ unemployment rate is up. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state’s jobless rate increased by point-one-percent last month to four-point-eight-percent. Non-f...

The Illinois Board of Higher Education is awarding 400-million-dollars in grants to 45 institutions of higher education in Illinois. The goal of the program is to provide financial assistance to priva...