Category Archives: Local News

CHICAGO-The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent in July and nonfarm payrolls increased by +3,700 jobs over-the-month, based...

According to a press release from MPD, Mattoon police arrested Blake C.A. Stuckey, age 23 of Mattoon, on Weds. Aug. 15th at 2:58 p.m. The arrest occurred in the 2500 block of Prairie Ave. Stuckey was ...

Traffic Advisory from the Illinois State Police (9:45am, Thursday, August 16) Location: Interstate 70 at mile post 127. ( East Bound and West Bound) Illinois State Police is handling a crash on Inters...

Student Stabbed Multiple Times On First Day Of HS (Luther, OK) -- A female student is at a hospital with multiple stab wounds. Authorities in Luther, Oklahoma say the student was stabbed early this mo...

UPDATED: Aretha Franklin Dead At 76 (Detroit, MI) -- Aretha Franklin is dead at the age of 76. The "Queen of Soul" was born in 1942 and sang gospel music before starting her mainstream career at the a...

According to officials with the Cumberland County Fair, the Harness Racing scheduled for today has been cancelled. Harness Racing has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Friday, August 17 with a Noon start...

J.B. Pritzker: Governor Rauner's Plan Would Raise Property Taxes (Bloomington, IL) -- The Democrat running for governor says his opponent's plan would raise property taxes. J.B. Pritzker told a crowd ...

New Law Looks To Get Tougher On Texting And Driving (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois drivers who get caught texting from behind the wheel three times in a year could soon lose their license. Governor Rau...

Lincoln Museum Foundation Looks To Sell Valuable Items (Springfield, IL) -- Managers at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library are taking a big step toward selling some of their most valuable items....

Illinois Included In States Seeing Measles Outbreak (Springfield, IL) -- Add Illinois to the list of states included in the latest measles outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yest...