Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release Attorney General heeds call for action on Sterigenics CHICAGO - Gov. Rauner issued the following statement on the Illinois Attorney General's action today on Sterigenics. "Earlie...

For Immediate Release Gov. Rauner and First Lady get flu shots, encourage Illinoisans to protect their health CHICAGO - Gov. Bruce Rauner and First Lady Diana Rauner got their flu shots today and high...

Feds Give $180k To Renovate Rock Springs-Fairview Bike Trail (Decatur, IL) -- The federal government is giving Macon County more than 180-thousand dollars to renovate the Rock Springs-Fairview Bike Tr...

Man Dies In Single-Car Crash In Decatur (Decatur, IL) -- One man is dead after a fatal car accident in Decatur. Police say the man, who was from Oreana, was ejected from his car last night just after ...

UI Deans Ask For Changes To Sexual Harassment Policies (Champaign, IL) -- All 17 deans at the University of Illinois are asking school officials to revise its policies when it comes to sexual harassme...

Twitter Might Remove Its 'Like' Button (Undated) -- You may soon never be able to "like" a post on Twitter again. Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey announced last week that the social media platf...

UPDATED: Three Kids Dead While Waiting To Board Bus To School (Fulton County, IN) -- Three children are dead and a fourth is in the hospital after being struck by a car while waiting for their school ...

For Immediate Release IL Department on Aging Assists Seniors for Medicare Open Enrollment Springfield, IL - The Illinois Department on Aging's (IDoA) Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) is remindin...

For Immediate Release Lake Land College Seeks Award Nominations Lake Land College is accepting nominations for the Distinguished Service Award to be announced in spring 2019. The Distinguished Service...

Majority Of Children Breathe Polluted Air (Geneva) -- More than 90-percent of children on Earth breathe polluted air, and it's putting their health at risk. A new report from the World Health Organiza...