Category Archives: Local News

Illinois' First Female Honor Flight Leaves In October (Normal, IL) -- Illinois' first female honor flight is leaving in October. The flight gives vets the opportunity to travel to Washington D.C. and ...

Illinois Lawmaker Introduces Legislation to Raise Speed Limit (Springfield, IL) -- An Illinois lawmaker is proposing legislation that would increase the speed limit in the state. Republican Representa...

Pritzker Talks Broadband Expansion, Improving Health In Peoria (Peoria, IL) -- Governor J.B. Pritzker is speaking about the statewide broadband expansion and its effect on telehealth in rural areas. P...

Man Arrested In Connection With Champaign Murder (Champaign, IL) -- A man is facing charges in connection with the murder of Tenesha Jenkins in Champaign. Antoine Craig turned himself in to police yes...

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY for Coles and Edgar Counties. WINTER WEATHER A...

Indiana State Police have identified the person killed in a Sunday (February 23, 2020) afternoon crash on I-70 as 32-year-old Ashley Williams, of Marshall, Illinois. The crash involved her passenger v...

The annual open house at Warbler Ridge Conservation Area in Charleston will be held April 18th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Local experts will introduce you to the local plant and animal life, and you'll see l...

For Immediate Release Pritzker Administration Launches Technical Assistance Programs for Social Equity Applicants Seeking Cannabis Licenses (CHICAGO) - The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic...

Local police departments could be in line to benefit from the millions of dollars in legal cannabis tax revenue. This week, Governor J.B. Pritzker announced that in the first month of legal marijuana,...

Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 431 AM CST Tue Feb 25 2020   This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois, east central Illinois and southeast ...