Category Archives: Local News

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...

Scammers pretending to be from the IRS are using tax season to con people. Samantha Alfonso with the Illinois Comptroller's Constituent Affairs Office warns that callers who pretend to be from the Int...

Despite producing more than 98,000 fewer barrels of oil in 2023 than 2022, White County oil producers still pumped more crude than the next three counties combined. That's according to details release...

City, County, State, and Federal Offices are closed today for observance of the President’s Day holiday. Banks are also closed and mail will not be delivered. Normal services resume on Tuesday.

According to Gasbuddy, Gas Prices in the Fairfield area are slightly down compated to last week. On Thursday of last week, area gas stations were selling fuel at $3.49 for regular grade. As of early t...