Category Archives: Local News

Sanders Pauses Campaign, Has Stents Put In (Las Vegas, NV) -- Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is canceling all of his planned campaign events and appearances over the next few days after he had ...

Dow Drops 400 Points (New York, NY) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down more than 400 points in early trading today on Wall Street. A twin dose of bad news to start the week is getting the bla...

Bill Would Allow Illinois College Athletes Compensation For Endorsements (Springfield, IL) -- An Illinois lawmaker is working to pass a bill that would allow college student athletes to sign endorseme...

Blue Ridge Teachers, Board Still Negotiating (Farmer City, IL) -- The Blue Ridge Federation of Teachers and the Farmer City-based Blue Ridge school board are continuing negotiations to avoid a potenti...

Company Named To Operate Casino in Danville (Danville, IL) -- Haven Gaming will be the operators of a future casino in Danville. Plans include a resort, hotel, rooftop spa, live entertainment space, b...

Challenges Continue For Central Illinois Farmers (Champaign County, IL) -- Challenges are continuing for central Illinois farmers. Following a cold, rainy spring and then near-drought conditions, many...

Tariffs Challenging Central Illinois Recycling Centers (Champaign, IL) -- Central Illinois recycling centers are facing challenges because of tariffs placed on the United States from China. The expens...

Illinois State Police report multiple crashes on Interstate 70, three miles west of Effingham. Eastbound traffic is now being rerouted onto U.S. 40 at St. Elmo. Westbound traffic is being rerouted ont...

The 2019 Fiddle Fest will be held at the Effingham Performance Center on October 26th, followed the next day by the 55th annual Illinois State Fiddle Contest. Fiddle Fest starts with afternoon jams at...

The Effingham High School homecoming parade will begin at 6:15 tomorrow night, Wednesday, October 2, 2019. It's an alternate route this year, beginning at Evergreen Park, turning west of Jefferson, so...