Category Archives: Local News

Teacher Minimum Salary Plan Moves Ahead At Statehouse (Springfield, IL) -- The plan to pay teachers in Illinois at least 40 thousand-dollars-a-year is slowly making its way back to the governor's desk...

Alma Otter Creators: We Were Joking Around (Urbana, IL) -- The University of Illinois' next mascot could be a joke. The students who created the Alma Otter mascot say there were just kidding around, b...

(Rockford, IL) -- A suspect is in custody and facing a charge of first degree murder in connection with the killing of a deputy in Rockford, Illinois. Deputy Jacob Keltner was with a U.S. Marshals tas...

According to officials at Mattoon Community Unit School District #2, Mattoon High School will not be in session for students and staff on Monday, March 11th so that students, family, and friends of Ms...

For Immediate Release Today's Challenge, Tomorrow's Reward: Creating Opportunity for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Transportation will host the Disadvanta...

For Immediate Release HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital to host Community Connected Care Collaborative Program (Effingham, IL) - The Community Connected Care Collaborative, in partnership with HSHS...

For Immediate Release Righter opposes $3.4 billion tax increase offered by Democrats Springfield, IL-On March 7, the Pritzker Administration released figures for a controversial progressive income tax...

For Immediate Release Ameren Illinois Enhancing Energy Delivery System in Coles County Smart technology will help customers manage energy usage and save MATTOON, Ill. (March 7, 2019) - As part of its ...

UPDATED: Hotel Suspect Barricaded In Central Illinois (Lincoln, IL) -- The man wanted in connection with a police shooting at a Rockford, Illinois hotel this morning is now in a barricade situation in...

For Immediate Release Illinois Celebrates AmeriCorps Week SPRINGFIELD - Governor JB Pritzker has proclaimed March 10-16, 2019 AmeriCorps Week in Illinois. Each year, the nation celebrates the service ...