Category Archives: Local News

A Few Fairfield FFA members competed at the State FFA Awards Day on Saturday in Mt. Zion. Lainie Clark placed 3rd in Agriscience Integrated Systems with her multi-year projects in agriscience research...

Governor J.B. Pritzker has headed westward on an economic development trip. The governor left Illinois yesterday to fly to California to meet with business and film industry leaders about the filmmaki...

The Volunteers for a Progressive Fairfield have announced a Pre-Eclipse Duck Race Fundraiser for the eclipse weekend. The duck race will take place a Leo French Park on Sunday, April 7th at 5 PM. Duck...

The Mill Shoals board met for their March meeting with their first topic pertaining to the new rates of the Community Center. Several rates were proposed along with how many hours rental would occur. ...

Due to an unexpected and unavoidable conflict, the graduation date and times have changed for Grayville schools. The ceremonies at Grayville will now be held on Saturday, May 11th at 11:30 A.M. &...

Fairfield Fire responded to a couple of suspicious fire calls over the weekend. On Friday, crews received a report of a camper on fire at 1111 SW 3rd Street at 1:22am. The first crew arrived 3 minutes...

Petersen Health Care — based in Peoria — has filed for Chapter Eleven bankruptcy. In its filing, Petersen Health Care estimates it owes between 100-million and 500-million dollars to as ma...

The Fairfield City Council is set to meet tomorrow evening at 6 at Fairfield City Hall. Prior to the regular meeting, a public hearing will be held in regards to a change in zoning for a property in t...

Illinois community college enrollment increased by a little more than five percent for the Spring semester this year. It’s the third largest increase in student enrollment in the past 15 years. ...

A federal judge has dismissed the latest effort by former Governor Rod Blagojevich to run for office again. Blagojevich had argued it was unconstitutional for the Illinois General Assembly to bar him ...