Category Archives: Local News

Burger King Brings Meatless Burger To Chain (St. Louis, MO) -- Burger King is testing the "Impossible." The company is launching a test roll out of the meat-free Impossible Whopper at 59 locations in ...

For Immediate Release Illinois State Police to Conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols EFFINGHAM - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP wi...

For Immediate Release IDPH Releases Cancer Assessment for Area Surrounding Sterigenics Facility CHICAGO - In an initial study to determine if there are increased cancer cases in the area surrounding t...

The Mattoon VFW is offering scholarships for one male and one female student. Application forms are available at the VFW, First National Bank, Mattoon High School and Lake Land College, or at fnbbanki...

Monday, April 1, 2019: Bridge replacement work is underway over Jonathan Creek on Route 121 near Sullivan. The project will likely take six-months.

Care.com Drops Thousands Of DayCare Center Listings (Undated) -- Online childcare marketplace care.com is dropping nearly half its daycare center listings. The website is confirming it took down more ...

Massive Structure Fire In Decatur (Decatur, IL) -- Crews are on the scene of a massive structure fire in Decatur. The blaze broke out early this morning at the corner of North Water Street and Eldorad...

Funeral Arrangements Announced For Fallen Trooper Jones-Story (Rockford, IL) -- Funeral arrangements are set for Trooper Brook Jones-Story who was killed Thursday while making a traffic stop near Rock...

Trooper Killed In Head-On Collision (Downers Grove, IL) -- Illinois State Police are mourning another loss in their community after a trooper was killed in a head-on collision. Trooper Gerald Ellis wa...

Illinois Chief Justice Seeks Bump In Judicial Funding From State (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' chief justice of the Supreme Court is seeking an increase in judicial funding from the state. Chief Just...