Category Archives: Local News

The Cornbelt Shrine Club's Queen of Hearts jackpot is expected to surpass $315,000 this Friday. Ticket sales will begin at 3:00 at the Charleston Moose Lodge. Due to the large number of people expecte...

(Carbondale, IL) - The embattled president at Southern Illinois University will see his last day at the school tomorrow. SIU President Randy Dunn is leaving the school with a 215 thousand-dollar sever...

A fixture in Strasburg for nearly a century is no more. The former Strasburg School, which later became known as "The Trestle," was destroyed by fire Friday morning. The owner, who was in the process ...

A Shelbyville man was injured in an accident in Effingham County Saturday morning. According to the Illinois State Police, 37-year-old Nathan Miller was southbound near Heartville when the front tire ...

The Effingham Police Department continues its investigation into an armed robbery at the Super 8 Motel. Two white male suspects entered the hotel at around 3:00 a.m. yesterday and demanded money. Both...

Dove hunting permit applications for Lake Shelbyville must be received at the Lake Shelbyville Project Office no later than 4:00 p.m. on August 10th. A public drawing will take place at 8:00 a.m. on A...

Central Illinois Crush baseball tryouts will be held July 22nd and July 28th at Wyman Park in Sullivan. 11-and-under tryouts will be from 2:00-4:00 p.m. each day, and 12-and-under tryouts will be from...

(New Orleans, LA) -- Officials with the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans say a three-year-old jaguar escaped its habitat and killed six other animals yesterday. The jaguar escaped shortly after 7 a.m., befo...

24/7 News Source 07/13/2018 03:09:50 IL McDonald's Salads (Chicago, IL) -- A stomach bug outbreak is being linked to salads sold at McDonald's. State health officials say 90 people in Illinois have co...

(Moscow) -- France is the winner of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. They defeated Croatia 4-2 in Sunday's Final in Luzhniki [[ loos-nik-EE ]] Stadium in Moscow. This is France's second World Cup, as they cap...