Category Archives: Local News

Mattoon police, in conjunction with investigators from the Illinois Attorney General's Office, arrested 28-year-old Tyler L. Foote, of Mattoon, for the offense of possession of child pornography. The ...

For Immediate Release IDNR Welcomes 2019 Volunteer of the Year Award Recipients SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced recipients of the 2019 Outstandi...

Lincoln and the World SPRINGFIELD - From routine diplomatic matters to delicate negotiations that might change the course of the Civil War, foreign affairs played a major role in Lincoln's presidency....

For Immediate Release Parents Encouraged to Include Emergency Preparedness in Back-to-School Plans SPRINGFIELD - Students from kindergarten through college soon will head back to school. As families p...

For Immediate Release Illinois Launches $20 Million Funding Opportunity for 2020 Census SPRINGFIELD/CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced that it has issued a Notice of ...

Brendt Christensen said he placed visiting University of Illinois visiting scholar Yingying Zhang's remains in garbage bags and threw them away in a dumpster at his apartment. According to information...

The Arcola Police Department says the community is experiencing an increase in counterfeit money being used. While most are $100 bills, they are now seeing smaller fake bills, including $5, $10 and $2...

For Immediate Release Former Olympian to Serve as Grand Marshal for State Fair Twilight Parade SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois State Fair along with Governor JB Pritzker, announced Olympic Gold Medal w...

Dixon Man Arrested For Threatening El Paso-Like Shooting At McDonald's (Dixon, IL) -- No one is saying what set Ray Allen off at the McDonald's on Galena Street in Dixon. Police arrested him Monday af...

Report: Meth Is Making A Comeback In Rural Illinois (Chicago, IL) -- Opioids are still a problem in Illinois. But in some rural parts of the state meth is once again becoming a problem. A new report f...