Category Archives: Local News

Danville School Plans To Train Casino Employees
Danville School Plans To Train Casino Employees (Danville, IL) -- Danville Area Community College is planning to train casino employees. The Board of Trustees approved the purchase of a building that ...
Renee Fonner Oct 15, 2019

Meeting Set Between ISU Administrators, Black Students
Meeting Set Between ISU Administrators, Black Students (Normal, IL) -- A meeting is set for tomorrow between Illinois State University administrators and black student representatives. The meeting fol...
Renee Fonner Oct 15, 2019

More Swastikas Found On University Of Illinois Campus
More Swastikas Found On University Of Illinois Campus (Urbana, IL) -- Several more swastikas have been found on the University of Illinois campus. Campus police say a student reported a swastika drawn...
Renee Fonner Oct 15, 2019

Shimkus Sending Staff to Robinson, Neoga Next Week
For Immediate Release Shimkus Sending Staff to Robinson, Neoga Next Week Effingham, Illinois - An aide to Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) will be available in Crawford County and Cumberland ...
Renee Fonner Oct 14, 2019

Land of Lincoln Final 2019 Honor Flight Departs October 29, 2019
For Immediate Release Land of Lincoln Final 2019 Honor Flight Departs October 29, 2019 Land of Lincoln Honor Flight (LLHF) will take its final 2019 Honor Flight on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 departing ...
Renee Fonner Oct 14, 2019

Pritzker Makes Appearance At Rivian's First Vehicle Display
Pritzker Makes Appearance At Rivian's First Vehicle Display (Normal, IL) -- Governor J.B. Pritzker is among many who came to Normal to see Rivian's first public display of their electric vehicles. The...
Renee Fonner Oct 14, 2019

Race Is On To Harvest Corn, Soybeans In Illinois
Race Is On To Harvest Corn, Soybeans In Illinois (Chicago, IL) -- Farmers across Illinois are racing against the clock to bring in their corn and soybean crops. Historic flooding and heavy spring rain...
Renee Fonner Oct 14, 2019

Senator Koehler Accepts Money From Company Names In FBI Probe
Senator Koehler Accepts Money From Company Names In FBI Probe (Springfield, IL) -- Questions are arising over a donation made to state Senator Dave Koehler by a company named in an FBI probe. Bluff Ci...
Renee Fonner Oct 14, 2019

Father, Son Killed After Four Vehicle Crash
Father, Son Killed After Four Vehicle Crash (Vermilion County, IL) -- A man and his son have died following a four-vehicle crash. Officials say nine-year-old Wyatt Pope died Saturday from injuries he ...
Renee Fonner Oct 14, 2019

Car Strikes Hayride Wagon In Illinois, Injures Eleven
Car Strikes Hayride Wagon In Illinois, Injures Eleven (Kendall County, IL) -- Eleven people are injured after a vehicle struck the back of a haywagon they were riding in. The crash happened Saturday i...
Renee Fonner Oct 14, 2019


