Category Archives: Local News

Father Of Accused Waffle House Shooter Responds To Gun Claims (Nashville, TN) -- The father of the central Illinois man charged with the 2017 shooting at a Tennessee Waffle House says authorities neve...

Kane County Sheriff Jails Himself To Live An Inmate's Experience (Geneva, IL) -- Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain spent a night in his own jail this week to see what inmates have to experience. The sherif...

Illinois Pension Buyout Payments On Hold (Springfield, IL) -- The state of Illinois wants to buy people out of their pensions, but there's no money right now to do it. Dave Urbanek with the Illinois T...

Senator Dick Durbin Announces Plans To Run Again (Washington, D.C.) -- An Illinois senior U.S. Senator says he plans to run again. Senator Dick Durbin announced yesterday that he plans to run for a fi...

Police Release Final Records Of Vegas Mass Shooting (Las Vegas, NV) -- Police in Las Vegas are concluding their release of records and videos related to the October 1st mass shooting at the Route 91 H...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library will present a special Snow themed Books and Babies on Thursday, January 17th at 10:30-11:00 in the Craft Room. This program has been developed for infants throu...

Stocks Tumble On Weak Manufacturing Data, Apple Sales Warning (New York, NY) -- Fears of a global slowdown are impacting Wall Street. A quarterly sales warning from Apple and weaker-than-expected manu...

For Immediate Release Lincoln Presidential Library will open the door to new volunteers Feb. 5 SPRINGFIELD - Anyone who wants to help tell the world about America's greatest president will get a chanc...

For Immediate Release January is 'Radon Awareness Month' in Illinois SPRINGFIELD - Governor Bruce Rauner has proclaimed January 'Radon Awareness Month' in Illinois to increase awareness about the pres...

For Immediate Release Douglas County Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarships Available Up to $2,000 in scholarships are available to assist students pursuing a college degree in Agriculture. Interested st...