Category Archives: Local News

McConnell Says Talks Are Underway On Stimulus Bill (Washington, DC) -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says talks are underway with Democrats on a massive stimulus bill and he expects an agreem...

Trump Says He's Having Productive Talks With Dems, Republicans On Coronavirus (Washington, DC) -- President Trump says he is having very productive talks with Republican and Democratic lawmakers on th...

Trump Admin Places Restrictions On Travel Between U.S., Mexico (Washington, DC) -- The Trump administration is placing restrictions on travel between the U.S. and Mexico. At the White House, Secretary...

Cuomo Orders All Businesses To Have Employees Work From Home (Albany, NY) -- Governor Andrew Cuomo is ordering non essential businesses to have all their employees work from home in New York State. Ye...

Americans Now Have Until July 15th To File Tax Returns (Washington, DC) -- Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says the government is extending the deadline Americans have to file their tax returns to Ju...

4K Coronavirus Cases In NYC: Mayor Calls For Military (New York, NY) -- There are now about four-thousand confirmed coronavirus cases in New York City. That's the word from the mayor who appeared on M...

Google Doodle Honors Handwashing Pioneer (Mountain View, CA) -- Google is paying tribute to a pioneer in handwashing in today's Google doodle. The animation on Google's homepage illustrates the six st...

School Districts Told Closure Extension Is Real Possibility (Undated) -- Illinois officials are telling school districts to be prepared for an extension of the governor-mandated school closures. The g...

Chicago Public Schools To Remain Closed Through April 20th (Chicago, IL) -- Chicago Public Schools will remain closed until at least mid-April due to the coronavirus pandemic. During her televised add...

State Looking To Get More COVID-19 Tests (Springfield, IL) -- The state of Illinois is looking to get more COVID-19 tests. The state's public information officer Kim Viggs said there were only 32-hund...