Franklin News

SPRINGFIELD a ' In October, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission conducted compliance checks around the state and visited 98 businesses licensed to sell liquor.

With thousands of people traveling over the upcoming holiday weekend, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that road work will be suspended where possible to make for a smoother drive for motorists this Labor Day weekend.

A dangerous storm system surged across the region Wednesday, spawning several reports of funnel clouds and a possible tornado near the Manchester and Murrayville areas.

It was a scene straight out of a black and white horror movie: A grave-robbing. An angry, armed mob.

A Morgan County judge has sentenced a Waverly man to three years in prison for stealing nearly 2,000 bushels of corn near Franklin last winter.

Sunday A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. at the Northern Illinois Veterans Memorial at Franklin Township Park on South Street in Kirkland.

The Ameren Illinois Utilities has sent 1,900 people to Southern Illinois and had restored power to about 33,100 of 68,800 customers Monday night after Friday's devastating storms.