Category Archives: Local News

One of Illinois' deputy governors says the progressive income tax could fix the state's fiscal mess. Deputy Governor Dan Hynes told a Chicago radio station over the weekend that the tax which takes mo...

Joliet, IL- On March 17, 2019, at approximately 6:39 p.m. Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a three-car personal injury traffic crash on Interstate 80 westbound at milepost 128 in Wil...

Illinois AG Raoul Says Trump Wall Could Cost Illinois $6M (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says Illinois stands to lose six-million-dollars if President Trump sweeps federal doll...

Quad Cities' Rivers To Fall, Then Rise Again Later In Week (Rock Island, IL) -- The Quad Cities will see a bit of a drop on both the Mississippi and Rock rivers to start the week. But, forecasters say...

Teachers' Unions Leading Push To Expand Illinois' Pension Benefits (Springfield, IL) -- Teachers' unions in Illinois are telling lawmakers that the state's 2010 pension reforms 'stole' money from teac...

Trooper Wounded, Suspect Killed In I-55 Shootout (Saunton, IL) -- The Illinois State Police say a wounded trooper is expected to live after a weekend shootout that left a suspect dead. It happened abo...

Powerball Jackpot Worth $550 Million (Nashville, TN) -- The Powerball jackpot is continuing to climb after no winning ticket was sold in the latest drawing over the weekend. Lottery officials say the ...

Jelly Belly Creator Making Line Of CBD-Infused Jelly Beans (Fairfield, CA) -- The creator of Jelly Belly is launching a new line of jelly beans infused with cannabis-derived CBD. The candy will come i...

Midwestern States Deal With Historic Flooding, At Least Three Dead (Omaha, NE) -- The aftermath of this week's bomb cyclone is causing major flooding to a number of Midwestern states. Flooding in some...

Mason Birdsong was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, referred to St. Jude and will travel to the Jim and Trudy Maloof St. Jude Midwest Affiliate Clinic in Peoria, to begin his six month treatment. Th...