Category Archives: Local News

U.S. Population Growth Slows To Lowest Rate In 80 Years (Washington, DC) -- The U.S. population is growing at its slowest pace in more than 80 years. New figures from the Census Bureau show the countr...

Trump Admin Could Make People Work While On Food Stamps (Washington, DC) -- Work requirements for those who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits could be expanded. The ...

Illinois Once Again Loses People (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is still shrinking. The latest Census numbers show the state lost just over 45 thousand people last year. Illinois is the only Midwestern...

Illinois Attorney General Finds 500 Priests Accused Of Abuse (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' attorney general says her investigation into the Catholic Church has found 500 priests accused of abuse. Att...

Over 180 Thousand Voters Registered By Automatic Voter Registration (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' new automatic voter registration system is adding a lot of people to the state's voter rolls. The Ill...

AAA: One In Three Americans To Travel This Holiday Season (Orlando, FL) -- AAA is predicting more than one-third of Americans will hit the road this holiday season. The travel company is anticipating ...

Extend the life of your Christmas tree by donating it for fish habitat improvement day at Lake Shelbyville. Trees may be dropped off at Sullivan 66 on Route 32, and Johnstowne Mall in Shelbyville. Tre...

Republican Candidate Looks To Ask For Macon County Sheriff's Recount (Decatur, IL) -- The candidate who lost the race for sheriff in Decatur by one vote will likely ask to count the ballots again. Rep...

Ryan Laments State Of American Politics (Washington, DC) -- Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan is lamenting the current state of American politics. In a farewell address at the Library of Congress tod...

The numbers are in regarding the tornado that hit Taylorville. Christian County EMA says the twister left 695 homes damaged. 33 of the homes were destroyed. The EF-3 tornado was a half-mile wide and t...