Category Archives: Local News

According to a listener report, at 3pm on Friday, October 26, you will want to avoid Route 45 between Dorans and LSC Communications. There has been an accident with a power line down across the road.

Possible Suspect In Bomb Probe Reportedly Detained (Plantation, FL) -- A suspect in the slew of suspected mail bombs is under arrested and will be facing federal charges. Aerial footage shows streets ...

Illinois Appeals Court Wants Governor, AFSCME To Keep Negotiating (Springfield, IL) -- An Illinois appeals court wants Governor Rauner to keep talking to the state's largest public employee union. The...

Illinois A-G Talks To Lawyers For Quincy Vet Home Grand Jury (Quincy, IL) -- A handful of lawyers with the Illinois Attorney General's office are among the first to appear before the grand jury lookin...

Several Teachers Reject Endorsement Of Southern Illinois' Congressman (Carbondale, IL) -- The Illinois Education Association is backing southern Illinois' Republican congressman, but a number of local...

No Word When Warren County Jail May Reopen (Monmouth, IL) -- Warren County has some new jail guards on the job, but the county still doesn't have any inmates. Sheriff Martin Edwards yesterday said he ...

Starved Rock, Matthiessen State Parks To Grow (Oglesby, IL) -- Two of Illinois' most popular state parks are getting a little bigger. Governor Rauner yesterday announced the state is buying just over ...

Apple Comes Out with Budget iPhone (Cupertino, CA) -- Apple is out with a somewhat cheaper iPhone for people on a budget. The iPhone XR is a lot like the XS and the XS Max that were released this year...

Illinois Capitol Locked Down, Cleared After Substance Found (Springfield, IL) -- No one is saying what the substance that shut down the Illinois Capitol is. Illinois Secretary of State Police placed t...

Manhunt For Mail Bomb Suspect Focuses On South Florida (Opa-Locka, FL) -- Investigators say their manhunt for the person who sent mail bombs to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and other...