Category Archives: Local News

Justice Department Takes Schock Case Away From Central Illinois Prosecutors (Peoria, IL) -- A new set of federal prosecutors will handle the case against former Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock from ...

DNA Closes Champaign-Area Cold Case (Champaign, IL) -- Investigators in Champaign say DNA on a cigarette butt helped close a nine-year-old murder case. Champaign County Sheriff Dan Walsh yesterday sai...

U Of I To Honor President Obama (Urbana, IL) -- The University of Illinois is honoring President Obama for ethics in government. The university yesterday announced plans to award the former president ...

For Immediate Release SPRINGFIELD - Three special events in September at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will give people a chance to look back at Lincoln's legal skills, Ronald Re...

For Immediate Release Washington Savings Bank's Summertime CEO program once again had a successful year. With over 40 participants, the program allowed children ages 6-12 an opportunity to manage and ...

For Immediate Release CHICAGO - Gov. Bruce Rauner said today that he sides with consumers on the issue of car sharing in Illinois. The innovative new service, where people rent cars from peers for sho...

CVS Nasal Spray Recalled Over Concerns About Possible Bacterial Contamination (Woonsocket, RI) -- CVS nasal spray and sinus relief mist are being recalled over concerns about possible bacterial contam...

New Car Seat Guidelines Say Keep Babies Rear-Facing Longer (Undated) -- New guidelines for children's car seats say babies should be facing the rear of the car as long as possible. The American Academ...

Lake Land College's annual Laker Homecoming will be September 28th and 29th. All alumni, including graduates and those who have taken a class or two, are invited to return to campus and share memories...

Teens, in Middle School and High School, can create custom buttons in the Zone at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library on Tuesday, September 4th, from 4:00-5:00pm. Limit of 2 buttons per student. Th...