Category Archives: Local News

Quad Cities Zoo Managers: Badgers Are Missing (Coal Valley, IL) -- Zoo managers in the Quad Cities say they're missing a pair of badgers. The Niabi Zoo yesterday confirmed that two badgers escaped fro...

Governor Rauner Announces 14 Million-Dollars For State Parks (Springfield, IL) -- Some of Illinois' state parks are about to get a facelift. Governor Rauner's office yesterday announced that 14 millio...

Breast Cancer Cases Among Men Near Ground Zero Continue to Rise (New York, NY) -- Men who lived or worked near Ground Zero continue to step forward to report they are suffering with breast cancer. Law...

The United Way of Coles County's annual auction will be held October 25th from 5:30-8:00 p.m. at the Mattoon Golf and Country Club. The evening includes live and silent auctions, hors d'oeuvres and ca...

The Effingham County Sportsman Club will host a Shoot for the Cure October 20th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Cost is $30 for 75 pink targets. $2.00 from each round will be donated to the local cancer s...

For Immediate Release Illinois Department of Insurance releases ACA Exchange health care insurance rates for 2019 SPRINGFIELD - Today, the Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) released its on-Exchan...

One teen is hospitalized following an accident last night near St. Elmo. Illinois State Police say they 17-year-old was walking in the northbound lane of 2150 East when he was struck by a pickup truck...

Hurricane Michael Makes Landfall As Category 4 Storm (Panama City Beach, FL) -- Hurricane Michael is coming ashore along the coast of the Florida Panhandle. The National Hurricane Center's latest upda...

The man accused of making a terrorist threat against a Sullivan school building earlier this year has waived his right to a jury trial. 18-year-old Jalon Warren will next appear in Moultrie County Cir...

Greenwood Selected For New Amazon Receive Center (Greenwood, IN) -- Greenwood is getting a new Amazon warehouse. The city was chosen by the online retailer as the location for their Receive Center. Th...