Category Archives: Local News

EASTERN ILLINOIS - On Thursday, August 30th, Champaign Mayor Deb Feinen, Urbana Mayor Diane Marlin, Paris Mayor Craig Smith, Paxton Mayor Bill Ingold will be trying to eat on less than $5 and urging o...

Coast Guard Faults Duck Boat Captains In Branson Tragedy (Springfield, MO) -- The U.S. Coast Guard is claiming there is probable cause the captain of the duck boat that sank on July 19th in Branson, M...

Detroit Public Schools To Shut Off Drinking Water (Detroit, MI) -- Detroit Public Schools will be shutting off drinking water after tests revealed elevated levels of lead and copper. Superintendent Dr...

Study: Red Meat And Dairy Beneficial (Hamilton, Ontario) -- Red meat and cheese might not be that bad for you after all. A new study out of Canada found that people who indulge in lots of both tend to...

Weekly Jobless Claims Up 3,000 Over Last Week (Undated) -- The nation's unemployment lines are a little longer. The Labor Department reports today that 213-thousand Americans filed first-time claims f...

Gas Prices To Jump On Labor Day Weekend (undated) -- Expect gas prices to soar just in time for the Labor Day Weekend. Triple-A is predicting that this weekend will be the most expensive Labor Day in ...

Education Department Revising Sex Assault Rules (Washington, DC) -- Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is working to craft new rules for how universities deal with sexual assault and harassment. The goal...

Broadway Theaters Dimming Marquee Lights Tonight To Honor Neil Simon (New York, NY) -- Broadway theaters are dimming their lights tonight to honor Neil Simon. The prolific playwright, who has a theate...

J.B. Pritzker To Headline Quad Cities' Labor Day Picnic (Hampton, IL) -- The Democrat running for Illinois governor is closing out his summer of campaigning with a stop at one of the largest Labor Day...

ACLU Wants SIU To Reverse Protest Policy (Carbondale, IL) -- The ACLU is asking Southern Illinois University to change its new protest policy. The group's Ed Yohnka yesterday said SIU's policy that pr...