Category Archives: Local News

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois EPA (IEPA) will host three public outreach sessions on its Draft Plan to use the state's $108 million allocation from the Volkswagen Settlement. A public input period was in...

SPRINGFIELD - As the weather warms up, we're starting to see ticks and mosquitoes. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding people about simple precautions they can take to avoid b...

Adams County Could Be Next Gun Owner Sanctuary (Quincy, IL) -- Add Adams County to the list of possible gun owner sanctuaries. County Board Member Ryan Niekamp said on Tuesday that he's had a lot of p...

Illinois ERA Vote Likely Next Week (Springfield, IL) -- It's going to be a bit before Illinois lawmakers get to vote on one of the hottest issues of the 1970s. ERA supporters yesterday said it will li...

Illinois National Guard Unit Heading To Afghanistan (Springfield, IL) -- More Illinois citizen-soldiers are heading to Afghanistan. A detachment of half a dozen or so IllinoisNational Guard troops lef...

Southern Illinois Woman Tells Police Of Fake State Trooper (Herrin, IL) -- A southern Illinois woman is asking the real police to help her find a wanna-be state trooper. Rusti Harris says a man pulled...

The Champaign County State's Attorney has filed charges against the man who sent three people to the hospital on Tuesday. Jess Plunkett, of Paragould, Arkansas is charged with two counts of aggravated...

The #YSoSweaty selfie challenge is going on during the entire month of May at the Mattoon Area Family YMCA. Simply post a post-workout selfie on Facebook and Instagram, use #YSoSweatySelfie and tag @M...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library will be having a book sale of Friday, May 18th from 10am to 6pm, and again on Saturday, May 19th, from 10am to 5pm. The sale will feature FREE kids & teen bo...

Tuesday, May 8th a personal injury crash occurred along I-57 Northbound at Milepost 218 in Champaign County involving 5 vehicles. Preliminary details from Illinois State Police District 10 indicates J...