Latest local news, weather and high school sports for Tri-State area

Friday, January 11, 2013  The Illini West High School District will ask voters again for a new high school.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  Nine regional superintendent's offices across the State of Illinois will close.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  Even though the proposed three school merger of Bushnell Avon and Abingdon schools districts failed at the polls this month, another school consolidation is on the table.

Thursday, April 05, 2012  Voters in the Revere Missouri C-3 school district have voted to dissolve the district after this year and send their 17 students to the Clark County Missouri R-1 School District.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Bushnell Prairie-City and Avon are both holding school board meetings tonight to discuss the future of their districts.

Monday, March 19, 2012  The proposed three-school consolidation of Bushnell, Abingdon and Avon will be on tomorrow's primary ballot. You can see voters' opinions just by reading signs in front yards.

Friday, March 02, 2012  The vote to consolidate school districts Bushnell/Prairie City, Abingdon, and Avon is less than a month away.

Monday, February 13, 2012  A proposed three-school consolidation plan is nearing decision time. The final vote to merge school districts Bushnell-Prairie City, Abingdon and Avon will be on March 20th during the Illinois primaries.

Sunday, February 12, 2012  A proposed plan to consolidate three Tri State school districts has one city's residents concerned about there children's future

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  Sunday, February 12 is the last public meeting on the proposed Bushnell, Avon and Abingdon School consolidation.

Monday, November 21, 2011 

Thursday, October 27, 2011  Consolidation has been talked about for a couple of years due to shrinking student numbers and unreliable state funding. Now a public hearing is being held Thursday, Oct. 27.

Friday, September 16, 2011  Durbin says he found out about the closure plans from the media and not directly from the postal service.

Friday, June 24, 2011  Lee County has consolidated county offices for the first time in more than 150 years.

Thursday, May 12, 2011  The vote was 4-1 in favor of consolidating Lee County offices.