Category Archives: Local News

Illinois State Police have released patrol data from various patrols around the region. During distracted driving patrols in Hamilton and Marion Counties, officers issued 25 citations and 12 warnings....

The Illinois Chamber of Commerce is mourning the passing of President and CEO Todd Maisch. Maisch died yesterday at the age of 57. He joined the Chamber in 1994 and had served as President and CEO of ...

Governor Pritzker is appointing Sanjay Gupta as Secretary of the Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology. His appointment is pending a Senate confirmation. Gupta is a national IT leader who h...

In an event for media personnel only, Governor JB Pritzker was in Fairfield at Kittie Kollege to showcase the early education portion of his $10.3 Billion Education Budget. According to Governor Pritz...

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office has made 3 meth arrests on Monday during different events. The first event took place on Monday around 7 PM when deputies conducted a traffic stop on Mark Malone of S...

Those driving Illinois Route 1 thru portions of Carmi are having to take a detour and will be doing so for the next few weeks. IDOT has closed Illinois Route 1 at the intersection of Oak Street. IDOT ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will be in Mount Vernon, Carbondale, and Fairfield today as part of showcasing his $50 Billion Dollar Budget. Pritzker will be making a stop at 10:30 this morning to anno...

Governor Pritzker continues to travel around Illinois to promote the proposed state budget. Pritzker made stops yesterday in Springfield and Champaign. The governor highlighted what he calls key inves...

The Fairfield Community High School board will be holding a closed session this evening at the high school. The meeting is for discussion on a personnel matter. The meeting is set for 7 tonight in the...

Dozens of law enforcement officers and agencies in Illinois are being honored by state and local officials. The Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Committee awarded 136 officers from 41 agencies the Medal...