Category Archives: Local News

State Admits To Billion-Dollar Budget Hole (Springfield, IL) -- The state of Illinois is quietly admitting that its balanced budget isn't balanced after all. The Rauner Administration this month ackno...

Danville native Dick Van Dyke has been named the top actor in Illinois history by voters in the Illinois Top 200 project. Bill Murray, Gene Hackman, Harrison Ford, and Gary Sinise rounded out the top ...

(Chicago, IL) -- Ronald McDonald House Charities is receiving the largest single donation in its history. The pharmaceutical company AbbVie announced today that it awarded R-M-H-C with a 100-million d...

SPRINGFIELD - He was Rob Petrie, Bert the Chimney Sweep, Caractacus Potts and countless other characters. Now Dick Van Dyke's latest role is top actor in Illinois history, as chosen by voters in the I...

At Least 57 Weekend Shootings In Chicago (Chicago, IL) -- Another violent, deadly weekend in Chicago. Police say 57 people were shot in the city since Friday night, including five who were killed. Vio...

State Police Remind Drivers Of Back To School (Springfield, IL) -- It's once again time to slow down and pay attention in school zones across Illinois. The Illinois State Police are reminding drivers ...

Aaron Schock Judge Banned From Government Cases (Urbana, IL) -- Former west-central Illinois congressman Aaron Schock is getting a new judge in his corruption case. The judge who was assigned to hear ...

Search Still On After Threat At Quad Cities' High School (East Moline, IL) -- Authorities in the Quad Cities say they're not going to stop looking for whoever called in a threat to United Township Hig...

Sex Assault Charges For Danville Teacher (Danville, IL) -- A teacher in Danville is out of the classroom and looking at charges after police say she had sexual contact with a 17-year-old student. Verm...

J.B. Pritzker Donates 20 Million-Dollars To Himself (Chicago, IL) -- Add another 20 million-dollars to the cost of running for governor in Illinois. The Chicago Tribune yesterday reported that Democra...