Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release Mattoon Foundation for Academic Excellence announces family and community engagement mini-grants (MATTOON, Illinois - August 26, 2019) Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation ...

Sullivan Mayor Richard Glazebrook will be the recipient of the Sullivan Alumni Association's "Who's Who" award and the annual banquet on October 5th. The award recognizes an individual's significant h...

Pritzker Signs Bill Expanding Health Insurance Coverage For Screenings (DeKalb, MN) -- A new law is expanding health insurance coverage for breast cancer screenings. Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the ...

UI Football Center Donor Has Ties to Opiod Crisis (Champaign, IL) -- A pair of donors to the University of Illinois football performance center has ties to the nation's ongoing opioid crisis. Dale and...

Florida Boy Runs Mile For ISP Trooper Hopkins (Winter Springs, FL) -- A ten-year-old boy from Winter Springs, Florida is running to honor fallen law enforcement officers around the country. The boy na...

Inmate Dies After Courthouse Altercation (Danville, IL) -- The Vermilion County coroner says 55-year-old Daryl Perkins died after an altercation at the courthouse. A deputy moving Perkins from one hol...

Pritzker Signs Bill Requiring Schools To Educate About Consent (Springfield, IL) -- A new law requires Illinois schools to educate children and young adults about the meaning of consent. Governor J.B....

New Law Aims To Help Illinois Craft Distilleries (Springfield, IL) -- A new law is aimed at helping Illinois craft distilleries grow. Governor Pritzker signed a bill yesterday which creates two licens...

At Least One Hurt When Car, Ambulance Collide In Champaign (Champaign, IL) -- At least one person is hurt after a car and ambulance collided in Champaign. The crash happened late Sunday night at the c...

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE MOURN THE LOSS OF TROOPER NICHOLAS HOPKINS COLLINSVILLE, IL - Illinois State Police (ISP) Acting Director Brendan F. Kelly regretfully announces the line-of-duty death of ISP Sou...