Category Archives: Local News

(Chicago, IL) -- Authorities are revealing autopsy results of the barber shot and killed by a Chicago police officer last month on the South Side. A report released yesterday by the Cook County medica...

The World Health Organization says a new vaccine may not be effective in treating the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Experts are using the vaccine after being sent to the r...

Tainted salads from McDonald's are being blamed for sickening 395 people from 15 states. The Food and Drug Administration is sharing updated totals regarding lab-confirmed cases of cyclospora infectio...

(Washington, DC) -- A California produce company is being linked to the tainted salad mixes that caused at least 286 McDonald's customers to become sick. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Sal...

(Undated) -- Nearly 150-thousand cartons of almond milk are being recalled because they could contain regular milk, and that isn't labeled on the packaging. About 145-thousand cartons of refrigerated ...

The Illinois Run for the Fallen will take place on Saturday, August 18th at the Charleston High School from 7am to 1pm. Run for the Fallen is a free, non-political event to Honor and Remember our Illi...

According to a recent press release from Illinois State Police Thursday, August 2nd 21-year-old Katelann Miller of Louisville, IL was southbound along I-57 at milepost 227 in Champaign County when she...

(Salinas, CA) -- A ten-year-old boy is beating a record set by Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps. Clark Kent Apuada recently beat Phelp's 100-meter butterfly record that was set 23 years ago. A...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Moultrie County in central Illinois... Central Shelby County in central Illinois... * Until 615 P...

For Immediate Release CHICAGO - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner said today that a $24 million USAID contract award to NORC at the University of Chicago reinforces the state's reputation as a catalyst for w...