Category Archives: Local News

Champaign Roads Buckling Because Of Heat (Champaign, IL) -- High temperatures in Champaign are causing roads to buckle and crack. Pavement snapped and crumbled on Route 51 near Maroa and also near Wap...

For Immediate Release State Agencies Prepare Aggressive Hiring Effort to Resolve Medicaid Backlog Springfield, Ill. - Advancing Governor Pritzker's commitment to quality and affordable health care for...

For Immediate Release - Press Release Donate a backpack, learn about Lincoln   SPRINGFIELD - Anyone who donates a sturdy new backpack for Springfield school children in July will get free admissi...

Pritzker Issues Disaster Proclamation After Widespread Flooding (Springfield, IL) -- Governor J.B. Pritzker is declaring 36 counties in Illinois disaster areas. Pritzker issued a state disaster procla...

Two Hurt After Danville Shooting (Danville, IL) -- Two men are hurt after a shooting in Danville. Police responded to a call about shots fired early Saturday morning in the 900 block of Hubbard Lane. ...

New Law Makes Harsher Penalties For Distracted Driving (Springfield, IL) -- A new law is creating harsher penalties for distracted driving. Starting today, drivers caught using any electronic device t...

State Workers To Receive Millions In Back Pay (Champaign, IL) -- Nearly 50-thousand state home health care workers are getting millions in back pay. A raise for the workers was approved in August 2017...

Hundreds Turn Out At Public Funeral For Fallen Fulton County Deputy (Cuba, IL) -- The nearly-100 degree heat didn't stop hundreds of people from paying their respects to a fallen Fulton County deputy....

Illinois To Study Trans Inclusiveness In Schools (Chicago, IL) -- The state of Illinois is ready to look at whether schools in the state are welcoming enough to trans students. Governor JB Pritzker us...

Illinois Gas Tax Increases Today (Springfield, IL) -- It now costs more to drive in Illinois. The state's gas tax doubles today, up to 38-cents per-gallon. The new law that raises the cost of license ...