Category Archives: Local News

Illinois Governor Signs Law Raising Tobacco Age (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is raising the age for people to legally buy tobacco. Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a measure into law yesterday that rais...

Timmothy Pitzen's Father Describes The Pain Felt By Hoax (Aurora, IL) -- The father of a missing Illinois boy is describing the pain felt by a recent hoax. James Pitzen, the father of the missing boy ...

Eastern Illinois Foodbank to Host Hunger Awareness Luncheon at Eastern Illinois University CHARLESTON, Illinois - Eastern Illinois Foodbank (EIF), in partnership with Dean Ryan Hendrickson of Eastern ...

UPDATED: Batavia High School Cleared After Report Person With Rifle (Batavia, IL) -- Police outside of Chicago say Batavia High School has been given an all clear after an alleged threat. Police and s...

Donations are being sought for those that lost their homes and ALL their belongings in the fire at The Shores Jewelry Building. Donations can be dropped off at the Bays Law office in Charleston,the of...

(Cincinnati, OH) -- The Feds are announcing charges against Brian Michael Rini, the man who claimed he was missing boy Timmothy Pitzen of Illinois. Ohio U.S. Attorney Ben Glassman said Rini is being c...

Disneyland To Hand Out Bathroom Passes (Anaheim, CA) -- With long lines expected at the new Disneyland Star Wars ride, the park plans to hand out bathroom passes. The wait time to see Star Wars: Galax...

CPSC and Fisher-Price Warn Consumers About Fisher-Price Rock 'N Play Due to Reports of Death When Infants Roll Over in the Product WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and...

Saturday Could Be The Real Y2K For Some Older GPS Systems (Undated) -- If you're old enough to remember the Y2K scare in 1999, you might actually get to see some of the chaos they promised back then t...

Hunt's Tomato Can Recall (Chicago, IL) -- The possibility of mold is prompting the recall of some Hunt's tomato paste cans. The company said that the recall is for six ounce cans of Hunt's Tomato Past...