A group of Champion retirees and friends will host a special carry-out lunch tomorrow (Friday) to honor former employees who recently lost their jobs. The Champion Employee Appreciation Day Carry Out Lunch is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will be held at the Pagoda on the Albion Courthouse Square. The lunc...

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) will host a series of Student/Parent Information Nights-known as SPIN Nights this month designed to help prospective students and their families take the next step toward college enrollment. Each IECC campus will host its own SPIN Night from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. on the following ...

One person is dead following a dramatic overnight incident involving a shooting and a house fire in Benton that also damaged a neighboring home. Fire crews were first dispatched around 11:28 p.m. Wednesday night to a residence at 420 N. 10th Street. Upon arrival, police reported active gunfire coming from inside the ho...

Mark A. Pingsterhaus, 52, the former police chief of the Carlyle Police Department, is facing four federal charges after being accused of embezzling more than $100,000 for personal use. A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment, charging Pingsterhaus with two counts of wire fraud and two counts of theft of ...

State Representative Dave Vella has introduced new legislation aimed at easing the financial burden on Illinois families by establishing annual back-to-school sales tax holidays. House Bill 4344 would create two tax-free periods each year, from January 1st through 7th and August 1st through 7th, during which sales taxe...

Consumer advocates are calling out Illinois utilities for charging customers millions of dollars in hidden expenses that, they say, benefit companies rather than consumers. On Wednesday, Brian McDaniel of the Citizens Utility Board (CUB), joined by 350 Chicago and AARP Illinois, delivered thousands of petitions in supp...

Walmart has agreed to pay $100 million to resolve allegations that it misled customers and drivers participating in its Spark delivery program. The settlement, announced by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, includes more than $1.1 million for Illinois drivers. The agreement settles claims that Walmart misrepresent...

Pritzker Fighting For Illinois Tariff Refunds (Springfield, IL) -- Governor JB Pritzker says Illinois families are owed roughly eight-point-six billion dollars after the Supreme Court struck down several Trump tariffs. Now it's a question of when, if ever residents of the state will ever see that money. Despite the Hig...

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a Flood Watch effective through Thursday morning for portions of southern Illinois near and north of Highway 13, as well as southwest Indiana and northwest Kentucky. Officials warn that flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible in these regions. The risk ...

Area communities and youth are encouraged to attend a special worship event to be held on Sunday, March 29th at 6pm at The Bridge Church, located on IL Hwy 15 west of Fairfield. Webber High School Senior, Nathaniel Marlow will be the featured speaker. Marlow recently closed out his high school basketball career with a ...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE SEMI-FINALS: IHSA GIRLS CLASS 1A STATE SEMI-FINALS: Mt. Pulaski vs. Brown County Deer Creek-Mackinaw vs. Rockford Christian IHSA GIRLS CLASS 2A STATE SEMI-FINALS: Pleasant Plains vs. Breese Central Elgin-S...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Basketball vs. Tolono-Unity at the IHSA Class 2A Monticello Sectional Semi-Final 6:30pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL SEMI-FINALS: IHSA BOYS CLASS 2A NASHVILLE SECTIONAL: Carterville vs. Breese Central IHSA BOYS CLASS 1A MACON-MERIDIAN SECTI...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL SEMI-FINALS: IHSA BOYS CLASS 2A MONTICELLO SECTIONAL: Teutopolis vs. Warrensburg-Latham IHSA BOYS CLASS 2A NASHVILLE SECTIONAL: Nashville vs. Benton IHSA BOYS CLASS 1A MACON-MERIDIAN SECTIONAL: Tuscola ...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL SUPER-SECTIONALS: IHSA GIRLS CLASS 1A ARCOLA SUPER-SECTIONAL: Edwards County vs. Mt. Pulaski IHSA GIRLS CLASS 1A PLEASANT PLAINS SUPER-SECTIONAL: Bluffs vs. Brown County IHSA GIRLS CLASS 2A BENTON SUPER-SECTIONA...

LOCAL SPORTS SCORES FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Boys Track at the Roger Minton Indoor Meet at Marion OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: JR HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: HAMILTON COUNTY TOURNAMENT: POOL A: Hamilton County vs. Gallatin County Cypress vs. Fairfield Cypress vs. Hamilton County Fairf...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Basketball vs. Vandalia at the IHSA Class 2A Vandalia Regional Championship 7pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: IHSA BOYS CLASS 2A MAROA-FORSYTH REGIONAL: Tolono-Unity vs. Maroa-Forsyth IHSA BOYS CLASS 2A ROBINSON REGIONAL: Teuto...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Lady Mules Track at the Joe Elliot Indoor Meet at Marion 3pm OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: IHSA GIRLS CLASS 1A WAYNE CITY SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: Edwards County vs. Brownstown-St. Elmo IHSA GIRLS CLASS 1A ARGENTA SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: Mt. Pulaski vs. To...

ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS: Mules Basketball vs. Olney (Richland County) at the Vandalia Class 2A Regional 7:30 p.m. OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY: HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: IHSA BOYS CLASS 2A VANDALIA REGIONAL: Fairfield vs. Olney (Richland County) Effingham St. Anthony vs. Vandalia IHSA BOYS CLASS 2A ROBINSO...