Category Archives: Local News

(Charleston), IL -The Coles County Health Department received notification at 8:16 a.m. today of one additional laboratory confirmed COVID-19 case, bringing the number in the county to three. Accordin...

A Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in South Dakota will shut down temporarily after more than 80 employees tested positive for COVID-19. Smithfield Foods will suspend operations in a large secti...

For Immediate Release Montrose Blacktop bridge replacement begins April 13 MONTROSE - The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that construction on the Montrose Blacktop (Cumberland County ...

Coronavirus Test Samples Taken From Stolen Vehicle (Chicago, IL) -- Chicago Police are on the lookout for coronavirus test samples that are inside a vehicle that was stolen from a South Side gas stati...

Summer Concerts And Fest In Illinois Are In Jeopardy (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker says organizers of large summer events like Taste of Chicago should consider canceling. He doesn't...

The National Weather Service has issued a FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY for the following counties: Champaign-Vermilion-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-...

Study Projects Illinois COVID-19 Death To Peak Mid-April (Springfield, IL) -- A University of Washington School of Medicine study is projecting that Illinois COVID-19 deaths will peak in mid-April. Th...

Police Investigating Tractor, Van Crash In Shelby County (Shelby County, IL) -- Police are investigating a Shelby County crash involving a tractor and a van. The crash happened south of Windsor near t...

COVID-19 Pandemic Leaves Illinois Public Universities Seeking Aid (Undated) -- Illinois public universities are seeking more aid to deal with the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Illinois St...

Danville Woman Facing Prison After Infant's Death (Vermilion County, IL) -- A Danville woman is facing prison time after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of her infant. Deborah...