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County fair tradition ends: No racing in Pinckneyville, Anna; two days in Du QuoinJun 20, 2016 11:00 pm - The races scheduled at the Perry County Fair in Pinckneyville on Tuesday, June 21, have been cancelled due to financial reasons, according to fair spokeswoman Ilene Ruro...
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Sacred Heart service remembers Orlando 49Jun 20, 2016 11:00 pm - A very inspired church service bega unfolding at 8:30 a.m. Sunday at the Sacred Heart Church in Du Quoin. Much of the service remembered the 49 lives that were lost last...
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Street Machine Nationals: 2,800 muscle cars, 25,000 fans headed for Du QuoinJun 20, 2016 11:00 pm - Performance car owners and visitors with an addiction for chrome and horsepower are already packing up to head for Du Quoin. The rooms are booked and restaurant owners h...
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Juvenile arrested after chaseJun 20, 2016 11:00 pm - A 16-year-old male juvenile, of Percy, was arrested in Percy on Sunday after leading law enforcement on both a vehicle and foot chase. According to a news release from P...
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Flex-Line buys Chester SkatelandJun 20, 2016 11:00 pm - The fate of one building has been saved, while the other may have been sealed. During Monday's meeting of the Chester City Council, Mayor Tom Page opened the bids for th...
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Chester BOE gets OMA lectureJun 19, 2016 11:00 pm - Nearly a month after being informed by the Public Access Bureau of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office that it violated the Open Meetings Act during its Janu...
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The Gift: New Keyes Park Fountain; Walter & Lucretia Burroughs rememberedJun 15, 2016 11:00 pm - The late Walter and Lucretia Burroughs of Du Quoin were hallmarks of lives well lived--a tremendous marriage and caring for this community and the people in it. Walter p...
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WEEKEND: Things to DoJun 15, 2016 11:00 pm - BIKERS ON THE SQUARE The fourth annual Bikers on the Square takes place in Perryville on Friday and Saturday. Events include a Veterans' tribute, parade led by Korean W...
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Randolph County State's Attorney court updatesJun 15, 2016 11:00 pm - People v. Bradley L. Sronce On June 2, 53-year-old Bradley L. Sronce, of Oakdale, pleaded guilty to the offense of possession of a stolen motor vehicle and was sentence...
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Law enforcement conducts sex offender checkJun 15, 2016 11:00 pm - Law enforcement officers from the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, United States Marshals Service and Chester, Percy, and Sparta Police Departments conducted a combined...