Category Archives: Local News

Superbug Cases On The Rise (Undated) -- Health officials say superbug cases are on the rise. There have been more than 150 cases of the superbug have been diagnosed in northern Illinois. Doctors say t...

Pritzker Announces New Members Of Illinois Council On Women, Girls (Springfield, IL) -- Governor J.B. Pritzker named 21 new members of the Illinois Council on Women and Girls. The announcement was mad...

UI Linked To Black Hole Discovery (Champaign, IL) -- The University of Illinois is being linked to the first photograph of a black hole. The university was part of a recent collaboration of astronomis...

AFSCME Union Workers Want Better Pay From ISU (Normal, IL) -- AFSCME union workers are asking for better pay from Illinois State University. Workers want ISU leaders to sign new contracts with better ...

Macon County Deputy, Others Investigated For Misconduct (Macon County, IL) -- Members of the Macon County Sheriff's Office are being accused of misconduct. An anonymous letter sent to the state's atto...

Illinois State Trooper Visits Scene Of Her Near Deadly Collision (Peoria, IL) -- An Illinois state trooper says she's thankful to be alive and back on the job after a near-death experience in January....

Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues Pushing For Muslim Travel Ban Repeal (Washington, DC) -- U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are part of a Congressional effort to repeal President Trump's ...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 10 AM to 7 PM CDT Thursday. WHO: Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Douglas, Coles, Edgar, Shelby, Cumberland, Clar...

For Immediate Release - Illinois Chamber of Commerce Illinois Chamber of Commerce statement on proposed graduated income tax amendment "The proposed amendment (SJRCA1) will not fix our state's current...

More Hot Car Deaths In 2018 Than Ever Before (Itasca, IL) -- More children died in hot cars in the United States in 2018 than any other year on record. According to the National Safety Council, 51 chi...