Category Archives: Local News

Cancer-Fighting Nutrition Class at Sarah Bush Lincoln
Sarah Bush Lincoln's Survivor Strength and Wellness will present "Cancer-Fighting Nutrition," tomorrow (2/26) in the Lumpkin Family Center for Health Education at 4pm. Get helpful nutrition facts, adv...
Renee Fonner Feb 25, 2019

Lake Land College offers Grant Writing Course
For Immediate Release Lake Land College offers Grant Writing Course Lake Land College is offering a Grant Writing 101 course that will cover all aspects of the grant writing process. The course will b...
Renee Fonner Feb 25, 2019

Illinois Gets Another Fiscal Warning
Illinois Gets Another Fiscal Warning (Springfield, IL) -- One of the nation's bond houses is once again not impressed with Illinois' plan to deal with its budget deficit and unpaid bills. S&P Glob...
Renee Fonner Feb 25, 2019

Illinois Business Group Worries About Cigarette Tax Hike
Illinois Business Group Worries About Cigarette Tax Hike (Springfield, IL) -- The folks who run gas stations and convenience stores in Illinois are worried what a 23 cent-per-pack cigarette tax increa...
Renee Fonner Feb 25, 2019

Shooting Suspect Claims Self Defense, Still Out Of The Country
Shooting Suspect Claims Self Defense, Still Out Of The Country (Champaign, IL) -- The man who fled the United States to avoid a weapons charge for a shooting last month is claiming self-defense. WCIA ...
Renee Fonner Feb 25, 2019

Illinois State Police Find 110 Pounds Of Cocaine In Truck
Illinois State Police Find 110 Pounds Of Cocaine In Truck (Bloomington, IL) -- The Illinois State Police say they've taken over 100 pounds of cocaine off the streets. Troopers say they found 110 pound...
Renee Fonner Feb 25, 2019

Rockford-Based Documentary Falls Short At Oscars
Rockford-Based Documentary Falls Short At Oscars (Los Angeles, CA) -- It's an honor to be nominated, isn't that what they say? The documentary Minding the Gap, which was shot in Rockford, did not win ...
Renee Fonner Feb 25, 2019 Cliff / CC

Food Recall - Bellisio Foods Frozen Pork Entrees
Class I Recall 020-2019 Health Risk: High Feb 23, 2019 Congressional and Public Affairs Buck McKay (202) 720-9113 Press@fsis.usda.gov WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2019 - Bellisio Foods, a Jackson, Ohio establ...
Renee Fonner Feb 23, 2019

DUI Arrest Made in Accident Involving Trooper
According to the Illinois State Police, a trooper was in his squad car, stationary at a traffic right just after 2:00 a.m. today at Raney Street and Fayette Avenue in Effingham, when a Jeep struck the...
Feb 23, 2019

Martinsville Woman Killed in Accident
According to the Illinois State Police, a crash on Route 1 in Clark County this morning has claimed the life of a Martinsville woman. 20-year-old Audria Truelove failed to reduce speed and struck the ...
Feb 23, 2019 Tony Webster / CC


