Category Archives: Local News

Lake Land College is offering a new plastics manufacturing program this spring in Paris. The evening courses will be held exclusively at the VoTech Center, the old high school. Students will be able t...

Lincoln Prison Chaplain Files Federal Discrimination Lawsuit (Springfield, IL) -- A prison chaplain from central Illinois is pushing ahead with a federal discrimination lawsuit against the state. Coll...

President Obama, Speaker Ryan Among Big Names Campaigning In Illinois (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois voters are hearing from some of the nation's most popular leaders as they get ready to head to the polls...

Report: Illinois Comptroller To Run For Chicago Mayor (Chicago, IL) -- The woman who pays Illinois' bills may not be long for her job. Comptroller Susana Mendoza is on tomorrow's ballot as she's runni...

Quad Cities State Senate Race Second Most Expensive In Illinois (Springfield, IL) -- It's not just Illinois' race for governor that is racking up a huge price tag. Numbers from the Illinois State Boar...

The Salvation Army Red Kettle kick-off will be November 15th from 6:00-9:00 A.M. Please stop by and help them reach this year's goal of $65,000. You"ll get a complimentary doughnut from County Market ...

The annual EIU Holiday Hustle returns December 1st. In addition to the 5K this year, they've added "Billy's Dash," in which children under ten will race Billy Panther around the castle and some obstac...

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced the completion of the new Illinois 89 bridge over the Illinois River at a ceremony to dedicate the structure as the "Illinois Valley Veterans Memori...

(Undated) -- Daylight Saving Time comes to an end this weekend and firefighters are issuing their usual reminder. They say changing the clocks is a good time to check the batteries in your smoke alarm...

(Undated) -- An organization called Pizza to the Polls is literally feeding democracy. Americans are predicted to turn out to polls on Tuesday's midterm election in record high numbers, which means th...