Category Archives: Local News

Mall Owner Preps For Bergner's Closing In Bloomington, Decatur (Bloomington, IL) -- Shoppers in Bloomington and Decatur could soon have one less choice. CBL Properties, which owns the malls in Bloomin...

Army Announces 30 Million-Dollar Arsenal High Tech Manufacturing Investment (Rock Island, IL) -- The Army is looking to the Rock Island Arsenal to do more. Arsenal commanders yesterday announced a 30 ...

Illinois Senate Could Approve 63 Million-Dollar Back Pay Plan (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' stack of unpaid bills could soon get 63 million-dollars larger. The Illinois Senate is looking at a plan th...

Family of Murdered DCFS Worker Wants Answers From Lawmakers (Springfield, IL) -- The husband of a murdered DCFS worker wants to know why keeping people out of prison is more important than his wife. D...

Ford County Terror Suspects To Face Trial In Illinois First (Urbana, IL) -- Three central Illinois terror suspects will likely face a weapons trial in Illinois before heading to Minnesota to face bomb...

Winter Won't Let Go In Northwestern Illinois (Davenport, IA) -- Forecasters are once again talking about winter storms in northwestern Illinois. The National Weather Service is leaving a winter storm ...

Illinois Senate Panel Okays Local Assault Weapons Bans (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois cities are a step closer to being able to control who owns which guns inside their borders. An Illinois Senate pane...

IRS Grants Extension After Website Woes (Washington, DC) -- The IRS is giving taxpayers another day to file their taxes after technical difficulties on its website today. taxpayers don't need to do an...

The Lincoln Heritage Chapter of Pheasants Forever will have another youth shoot this Saturday (4/21) from 8:00-10:00 a.m. at the Charleston Sportsman's Club. NRA and 4-H certified instructors will be ...

St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Dorans will have its annual ham dinner and silent auction this Sunday (4/22) from 11:30-1:30. Dinner includes scalloped potatoes, green beans, salads, homemade pies and d...