Category Archives: Local News

(Undated) -- The Illinois Department of Public Health is urging residents to take precautions against the spread of the flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses. Officials say flu activity in the ...

(Robinson) -- The Robinson Fire Protection District is reporting a structure fire on Saturday. They say that at around 3:30 p.m., they were dispatched to a residence in the 700 block of North Cross. T...

(Robinson) -- The screens have gone dark at Eagle Theater. According to a post on the Eagle Theater Facebook page, from Eric Gubelman, the Robinson, Clinton, and Streator theaters have officially clos...

(Oblong) -- The Oblong Unit 4 School Board will hold a "Special Meeting" this afternoon. In "New Business," the board will enter Closed Session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, di...

(Undated) -- The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded fell over the weekend. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the current national average is $2.75 a gallon, three c...

(Undated) -- Lincoln Trail College and Crawford Memorial Hospital continue to accept applications for the "2026 Health and Wellness Coach" program. According to Program Director of Marketing and Commu...

(Undated) -- The Crawford County Sheriff's Office is currently taking applications for Jail Administrator. According to the CCSO, the "JA" directly reports to the Sheriff and has supervisory authority...

(Undated) -- Two new names have been added to the roster of the Crawford County Jail. Yesterday, Jared Fuller was booked into jail on a charge of Driving While License Revoked. Early this morning, Eri...

(Undated) -- Lincoln Trail College will host a Welding Open House next week. According to Program Director of Marketing and Communications Illinois Eastern Community Colleges, Chris Forde, this Open H...

(Undated) -- The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded remains below three dollars as we begin 2026. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the current national average is ...