The Beardstown man shot in head last week is out of the hospital and doing well.
Read more: B'town man visits co-workers following gunshot to head

Dominos are beginning to fall at area school districts. 
Read more: Winchester, Carrollton schools see cuts

New Berlin’s village president wants to keep water rates low. 
Read more: New Berlin water facility closer to a reality

Jacksonville School Board members were given three options to choose from when it comes to cuts for next year’s budget, and none of them are easy.
Read more: Jax board looks at district cuts

Local and area lawmakers are submitting mixed reviews to Governor Pat Quinn’s much-discussed budget address. 
Read more: Watson, Tracy, Ezard sound off on Quinn's proposed budget

Day two of Morgan County’s murder trial took a turn for the serious and bizarre this afternoon. 

Morgan County State’s Attorney Chris Reif recalled Jacksonville Police Detective Brad Rogers to the stand this afternoon. Rogers testified to the events leading up to the first of 35-year-old Ronald Richardson’s two video-taped statements on the incident, and then the first hour of that two-and-a-half hour tape was played for the 12-person jury. 
Read more: Long, revealing day two in the books