Category Archives: Local News

Governor J.B. Pritzker wants cannabis legalized during this legislative session, but some lawmakers are uncertain it will happen. State Senator Dave Syverson of Rockford says too many dynamics of the ...

Paris Community Hospital, a service of Horizon Health, has been named a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in the nation by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. PCH is one of only two critical access ho...

(Memphis, TN) -- Researchers at St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis are using gene therapy to cure babies born with so-called bubble boy disease. The disease prevents babies from developing immu...

The Embarras Volunteer Stewards will have conservation day this Saturday, April 20th, starting at 9:00 a.m. They'll be clearing invasive plants off the island near the spillway at Lake Charleston. If ...

Illinois' top trooper is blaming distracted driving for more and more deadly crashes. State Police Director Brendan Kelly says whether people are texting or watching a movie on their phones, more peop...

April 30th is the last day to apply for the Illinois Hardest Hit Program and the Reverse Mortgage Assistance program. If you or someone you know has experienced a hardship due to no fault of your own,...

American Legion Post 68 in Sullivan is preparing to celebrate its centennial. The post turns 100 this July, and is selling bricks to create a Walk of Honor to go in near the post's flagpoles to honor ...

The City of Mattoon has installed new security cameras at the Yard Waste Facility. The City accepts leaves, limbs, grass clippings, plants, shrubs and most other forms of yard and garden waste. Constr...

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Flood Watch for counties in southwest Indiana; Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin, and Sullivan. In west central Indiana, Clay, Montgomery, Owen, P...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Flood Watch for Clark, Clay, Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, and Richland counties from 7 AM CDT this morning through Friday morning. Total rainfall al...