Category Archives: Local News

(Oblong) -- The Oblong Unit 4 Board held a "Special Board Meeting" last night. During the meeting, the board took action on student discipline and accepted the resignation of Magahn Wells as a Grade S...

(Robinson) -- The Robinson Police Department has released holiday enforcement numbers. The Robinson Police Department teamed up with the Illinois Department of Transportation and law enforcement agenc...

(Undated) - The Robinson Police Department continues to accept applications for "entry-level" and lateral transfer officers. Successful candidates may be eligible for a hiring bonus of up to $7,500. T...

(Undated) -- For the sixth straight week, gas prices declined, driven largely by "seasonality." According to GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, while more states did see prices rise...

(Undated) -- GasBuddy has released its "2026 Fuel Outlook." They say despite the welcome relief from the highs seen earlier in the decade, GasBuddy expects 2026 to "still bring familiar bouts of volat...

(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...