Category Archives: Local News

Governor Rauner To Speak To Veterans Today (Chicago, IL) -- Add Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner to the list of Veterans Day speakers. The governor is due to give a speech to veterans in Chicago at abou...

Two People Of Interest Identified In Central Illinois Candy Case (Sherman, IL) -- Police in one Springfield-area community say they're looking at two people of interest in a case of a metal object fou...

Some Lawmakers Think New Governor Means Legal Marijuana (Springfield, IL) -- Some Illinois lawmakers think the state is a big step closer to legal marijuana after last week's election. State Rep. Kell...

Hundreds Still Missing In Fires (Undated) -- The search for the missing continues as wildfires continue to wreak havoc in California this morning. Several of the nearly 230 missing are in Butte County...

Navy Jet Crashes In Philippine Sea (Okinawa) -- Two U.S. Navy aviators are safe after their fighter jet crashed today in the Philippine Sea near Okinawa. The F/A-18 Hornet experienced mechanical probl...

(Undated) -- A tiny pacemaker the size of an almond is being tested to help infants avoid invasive chest surgery. Researchers are currently testing the prototype on pigs. Health officials believe the ...

(Palo Alto, CA) -- A 200-pound sea lion is making a surprise appearance outside the animal services office in Palo Alto, California. The sea lion was spotted Wednesday outside the Municipal Services C...

(Undated) -- Fossilized dinosaur proteins and burnt toast share similar chemical compounds. Scientists say under the right conditions, soft tissue from dinosaurs can be fossilized and during that proc...

Effingham County FISH is sponsoring the 14th Annual Effingham County Thanksgiving Day Dinner on Thursday, November 22nd at 11:30 a.m. at Cornerstone Christian Church. The free dinner is open to all Ef...

Illinois' governor-elect is backing away from a plan to raise taxes sooner rather than later. Newly elected Governor J.B. Pritzker yesterday told reporters in Chicago that he won't push for a temporar...