Category Archives: Local News

West-Central Illinois Marine Declared Dead After Plane Crash (Tremont, IL) -- It's the news that 21-year-old Daniel Baker's family never wanted to hear. The Pentagon yesterday ended its search for Bak...

Governor-Elect Pritzker To Pay For Inauguration (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois' incoming governor is going to pick up the tab for his inauguration. Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker yesterday said that he will ...

SIU Leaders Look To Past For Next Interim Chancellor (Carbondale, IL) -- Trustees at Southern Illinois University are looking to one of their former top men to once again help lead the school. Trustee...

Moline Schools Give All Clear After Soft Lockdown (Moline, IL) -- Moline school leaders are calling it a better safe than sorry situation. The school district put three schools, Moline High, the Cooli...

The Illinois State Police say it may be a while before they settle on the narrative of last week's deadly school bus crash on I-74. Investigators yesterday said the final report on the wreck that kill...

Effingham County FISH is sponsoring the annual free Effingham County Christmas Day Dinner on Christmas Day at Sacred Heart Church Parish Center. The dinner is open to all Effingham County residents an...

For Immediate Release Horizon Health Announces Holiday Closures (Paris, Ill.)-Horizon Health announces the following clinic closures in observance of Christmas and New Year's: Monday, December 24 - Cl...

Study: Higher Breast Cancer Risk Can Last Decades After Childbirth (Undated) -- A new study says women who have children can have a higher risk of breast cancer for decades after they give birth. Rese...

Senator Hatch Urges New 611 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Undated) -- Utah Republican Senator Orrin Hatch wants the Federal Communications Commission to make 611 the new national suicidepreven...

Two Small Earthquakes Shake Glenwood Springs (Glenwood Springs, CO) -- Two small earthquakes have been reported in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, about two-and-a-half hours west of Denver. According the ...