Alexander News

A Jersey County jury has awarded more than a half-million dollars to the family of a woman killed in a 2007 drunken driving incident, but the amount is likely to be vastly reduced under state dramshop laws.

The sons of traffic crash victim Darrel R. McGuire, who was killed Feb. 25 in a crossover crash caused by a drunken driver on Illinois Route 3 near the Madison/Jersey County line, spend some quiet time Wednesday at the new state road sign put up to commemorate the loss.

Five teens were arrested Sunday morning after reportedly taking "a slew of personal items" from unlocked vehicles.

For Central Illinois Farmers & Rural Dwellers By Tim Alexander for the News Bulletin IFCA: Atrazine Proven Safe By Testing BLOOMINGTON - Agriculture is under attack on local, regional and national levels including a class-action lawsuit recently brought in Illinois against Syngenta, the largest manufacturer or the herbicide atrazine, and other ...

A rural Alexander home was evacuated Monday night after two 1,000-gallon tanks of anhydrous ammonia spilled along Old 36.