Category Archives: Local News

Gas Prices around the area to start your Monday are anywhere between $3.33 and $3.35 per gallon in the Fairfield area. In Centralia, prices are hanging around at most reporting places at $3.21 per gal...

The state of Illinois is awarding more than two-million-dollars in grant money for over a dozen local bike path projects around the state. The Illinois Bicycle Path Grant Program provides financial as...

Governor Pritzker continues to press the federal government for support in dealing with the migrant crisis in Chicago. On CBS's "Face the Nation," the governor said he hopes the White House will put t...

The Fairfield Coin Show held its 53rd Annual Coin Show and Auction on October 8, 2023. The show was held at the North Side Grade School. Doors opened at 9:00 AM. There were approximately 150 people wh...

Today's is Columbus Day to some and Indigenous Peoples Day for others. Either day you celebrate, city, county, state, and federal offices are closed for the holiday today. Mail will not be delivered t...

Homecoming 2023 concluded on Saturday in Fairfield in front of a packed house at Train Yard. At halftime of the game, the Homecoming Queen and King Crowning took place. This year' Queen is Alani Bucha...

The Fairfield City Council meets Tuesday night at 6 p.m. for their next regular meeting at City Hall. Items appearing on the official agenda include ordinances for TIF Agreements with Gifford Properti...

An Allendale, South Carolina man wanted for murder in South Carolina has been apprehended in Evansville, Indiana. 34-year-old Jonathan Torell Kelly had been the subject of a manhunt in Lawrence County...

No one matched the winning numbers in Saturday night's Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is now $1.55 billion for the next drawing. The numbers drawn last night were 47, 54, 57, 60, 65 and the ...

The City of Fairfield's Water Department has informed WFIW News that if the public sees fire hydrants in the city running unattended, not to be alarmed. The water department says it is a part of the f...