Category Archives: Local News

Walt Disney Named Illinois' Top Entertainer (Springfield, IL) -- Sorry Oprah, the man who created Mickey Mouse is Illinois' best entertainer of the past two centuries. The folks at IllinoisTop200.com ...

Two Dead After Drowning At Lake Springfield (Springfield, IL) -- Authorities in Springfield say they've identified the two men who drowned at Lake Springfield over the weekend. Rescue crews were able ...

J.B. Pritzker Rallies Quad Cities Labor Day Crowd (Hampton, IL) -- The summer of campaigning is over for J.B. Pritzker and the rest of Illinois' top Democrats. Pritzker and the Democratic ticket ralli...

Kankakee County To Honor Its Three Governors (Kankakee, IL) -- Kankakee County is ready to honor its three governors, including the two with checkered pasts. The Daily Journal reported yesterday that ...

Illinois' Lunch Anti-Lunch Shaming Plan Now Law (Springfield, IL) -- All school kids in Illinois can now get a school lunch, even if they don't have the money to pay for it. Governor Rauner late last ...

Dick Durbin Could Play Role In Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing (Washington, D.C.) -- Illinois' senior U.S. Senator could play a leading role in the confirmation hearing for President Trump's latest Sup...

One person was killed in an accident north of Effingham Saturday. According to the Illinois State Police, a tractor-trailer driven by Terrell Ross, of Hopkins, South Carolina rear-ended a vehicle driv...

Girl Scout recruitment will be held at the Municipal Building in Neoga tomorrow (9/5) from 5:00-7:00 p.m. All young ladies interested in joining are encouraged to attend. Recruitment will also be held...

Pediatricians Recommend Flu Shots For All Kids 6 Months And Up (Undated) -- Doctors who treat children say all kids age six months and up should get flu shots as soon as possible. The American Academy...

Books and Babies will resume at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library on Thursdays, at 10:30-11:00 from September 13th through November 29th, in the Craft Room. There will be no program on November 2...