Category Archives: Local News

(Palestine) - The Labor Day Festival gets underway Friday in Palestine with night one of exciting rodeo action. According to the Palestine Chamber, if you want tickets for any of the rodeo performance...

(Undated) -- As Crawford and surrounding countries gear up for the busy Labor Day weekend, the Illinois State Police and local law enforcement remind motorists to make safety your number one priority ...

(Undated) - Many are gearing up for travel this weekend and GasBuddy says we can expect to pay less at the pump. GasBuddy has released its annual "Labor Day Travel Forecast," predicting the average pr...

(Undated) - FFA numbers continue to grow nationwide. According to National FFA Representative, Kristy Meyer, there are now over one million FFA members nationwide. Meyer says there are a couple of fac...

(Undated) -- Dangerously hot weather continues statewide. The National Weather Service says temps will be in the 90s today, with heat index values as high as 110 in some parts. There will be an Excess...

(Robinson) - The Robinson City Council meets this evening for its regular monthly meeting. On the agenda in "Old Business," the City Council will continue to review the Enterprise Zone Ordinance and I...

(Oblong) - Renovations and upgrades continue at the Oblong Park. Last year the Village of Oblong was awarded an almost six-hundred-thousand dollar grant from the IDNR. The Open Space Land Acquisition ...

(Undated) -- The IDNR continues to accept applications for the next round of Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grants. "OSLAD" is a matching program that provides an advance payment, for dev...

(Undated) - Gas prices have slipped lower as demand continues to decline. According to GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, it seems fitting that in the run-up to Labor Day, the natio...

(Undated) - Heat and humidity have returned to the forecast. The National Weather Service has issued a "Heat Advisory" for the listening area which will go into effect tomorrow at 11 a.m. and continue...