WAKO News

The Petrolia Water District issued a boil order Tuesday morning till further notice for its customers in the area of the Rex Energy Office on County Road 850 East going west to the Kings Hill Road

The local Toussaint Dubois Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will celebrate its 100 years of existence Monday evening in Lawrenceville. There will be a program entitled “All

The International Save a Life Tour will be visiting Lawrenceville High School on Tuesday. The Save a Life Tour is a comprehensive high impact safe driving awareness program that informs, educates,

Reports out of Clay County Illinois indicate that Flora resident Stephen Smith has suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination for the 109th District State Representative seat. In a post

Richland County Second Circuit Judge Larry Dunn has announced he will retire from the bench in December of 2020. Dunn who is a Richland County native was first appointed as Resident Judge by the

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources arrested a Lawrence County man Sunday. Taken into custody was 47 year old Bobby Smith of Lawrenceville. He was charged with Failure to Register As a Sex

The Illinois unemployment rate hit a historic low last month. The jobless rate for September dropped to 3.9% a new record for the state. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says a main

The Wabash County Sheriffs Department says that two wanted fugitives have been captured in North Carolina. Both 36 year old Anthony Harms and 47 year old Jason Groves were arrested this week by the

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department made 2 arrests Friday. 37 year old Mellissa Doyle of Bridgeport was taken into custody for Probation Violation. She was booked into the Lawrence County Jail

The Red Hill Unit 10 Board of Education met Thursday evening in Bridgeport. They heard a report on a program in which some Red Hill High School students were getting a jump on their college