Category Archives: Local News

Illinois House Democrat Chris Welch is making the case for the opportunity for college athletes to get paid endorsement deals. Welch is advocating in the House for legislation to allow NCAA athletes t...

The gas tax hike of 2018 is starting to pay dividends in local road repairs. In Quincy, city officials plan on spend more than one-point-eight million dollars on road work this year. All of those repa...

Governor J.B. Pritzker is announcing the total tax revenue generated from legal cannabis in January. According to the state Department of Revenue, more than ten-million dollars in tax revenue and reta...

Weinstein Guilty On Two Counts (New York, NY) -- Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty on two counts and not guilty on three counts in his sexual assault trial. A jury convicted Weinstein on one coun...

For Immediate Release Land of Lincoln Honor Flight Annual Business Meeting Land of Lincoln Honor Flight (LLHF) of Springfield, Illinois announces the Annual Business Meeting to be held Saturday, March...

In observance of American Heart Month and Children's Dental Health Month, the Edgar County Health Department will hold a free winter health carnival from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on February 24th. In addition t...

Famed NASA Mathematician From "Hidden Figures" Dies (Washington, DC) -- Famed NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson has died at the age of 101. Johnson was featured in the movie "Hidden Figures," which...

Police are investigating after a woman was shot to death in Champaign. The shooting happened yesterday on the corner of Dale Drive and West Anthony Drive, next door to Northside Church of Christ. Depu...

Republican Congressman Darin LaHood is speaking out about the commutation of Rod Blagojevich's prison sentence. LaHood says the former governor "ran the state like a criminal enterprise" and never sho...

Governor Pritzker is proposing increased mental health funding in his 2021 budget. Pritzker wants to use some of the cannabis tax money to up funding for addiction and mental health services. This is ...