Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release Ghostly fun at Lincoln presidential museum SPRINGFIELD - Creepy characters will take over the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum on Oct. 20 for the annual "Spooktacu...

For Immediate Release Rose receives Champion of Free Enterprise Award at Decatur Chamber Business Breakfast Decatur, IL - In recognition of State Sen. Chapin Rose's (R-Mahomet) "special contributions ...

For Immediate Release A Legacy for Social Justice in Coles County Robert and Marilyn McClean have spent their lives advocating for social justice and human rights. Now through the Coles County Peace a...

Two suspects are still at large following a robbery at Wendy's in Paris. According to the Paris Police Department, two armed men wearing dark clothing and ski masks entered the restaurant Monday night...

AARP Poll: Almost Half Of People Thought About Leaving Illinois (Springfield, IL) -- If you've thought about leaving Illinois, you're not alone. Illinois's AARP chapter yesterday released a poll that ...

New Governor's Poll Gives Pritzker 22 Percent Lead (Carbondale, IL) -- The latest poll in the race for Illinois governor gives a J.B. Pritzker a huge lead. The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute relea...

Guns Stolen From UPS Facility in Memphis Recovered (Memphis, TN) -- More than 300 guns stolen from the UPS facility in Memphis are off the streets after being recovered on their way to Chicago. One su...

9-11 Victims Compensation Fund May Not Have Enough Cash For All Victims (New York, NY) -- The 9-11 Victims Compensation Fund may not have enough cash for all victims sickened at Ground Zero from the 9...

Apple Unveils New Emoji (Cupertino, CA) -- Apple is rolling out more than 70 new emoji out for the new iOS 12-point-one. A lot of animals are included, like a lobster, llama and kangaroo. There's also...

Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 457 AM CDT Wed Oct 3 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois, east central Illinois and southeast Illinois...