Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release ISP Continue to Remind Motorists to Obey Scott's Law SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois State Police (ISP) continues to urge motorists to obey the Move Over Law - also known as Scott...

Fines For Passing School Bus Set To Double (Springfield, IL) -- The fine in Illinois for passing a school bus illegally is about to double. Starting in 2020, the fine will go up from 150-dollars to 30...

Mother, Daughter Die In Champaign Fire (Champaign, IL) -- Champaign officials say a mother and daughter have died after being discovered in a burning residence in Champaign. Leslie Gill was taken to t...

Eddie Murphy's SNL Episode Earns Shows Highest Ratings In Years (New York, NY) -- Eddie Murphy is fresh off the success of his first episode back with Saturday Night Live and it seems like it's alread...

Illinois Ag Boss: Marijuana Demand Will Outstrip Supply (Quincy, IL) -- The first days, or even months, of Illinois' new recreational marijuana program could be tricky. Illinois Department of Agricult...

For Immediate Release Lincoln Presidential Library announces January auditions for 'Alabama Story' SPRINGFIELD - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will hold auditions in early Januar...

For Immediate Release IDNR Encouraging Pollinator-Friendly Habitat on Solar Energy Sites SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Bees, butterflies, and other insects that pollinate native plant species are disappearing a...

For Immediate Release 2020 Illinois Conservation Cropping Seminars Scheduled Springfield, IL-Illinois' annual Conservation Cropping Seminars will be held January 21, 22 and 23 in three locations state...

District 10 units are on the scene of a truck-tractor fire on I-57 N/B near MP 219 in Champaign County. N/B traffic is currently being detoured onto US RT 45 at Exit 212 in Tuscola. Please consider an...

(Washington, DC) -- Donald Trump is the third president in U.S. history to be impeached by the House. Andrew Johnson was the first president to be impeached during the post-Civil War years. Bill Clint...