Category Archives: Local News

(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Rauner and legislative leaders are setting the framework for this year's budget negotiations. After a meeting in Springfield, Rauner said he has only three budget requirement...

(Chicago, IL) -- The Cubs are among the most valuable franchises in Major League Baseball. Forbes values the North Siders at 2.9-billion-dollars. That figure ranks them third in baseball, behind only ...

(Washington, DC) -- House Republicans want to tighten the federal food stamp program, which is used by more than 40-million Americans. Republicans slapped a provision in a farm bill that would broaden...

Thursday, April 12th and tonight area Baseball, Softball, and Soccer teams take to the field. Follow along with final scores below! High School Baseball: FINAL: Altamont 14, Mulberry Grove 5 FINAL: Ar...

*UPDATE at 4:40 pm.* According to a press release from the Sullivan Police Department, Dianna Downs turned herself in to the police department this afternoon and is home safe with her mother. Thank yo...

Banquet Salisbury Steak Meals Recalled (Russellville, AR) -- The maker of Banquet frozen meals is recalling steak dinners. Conagra Brands has recalled over 67 tons of the family-sized meals that may h...

Universal Orlando Adding 3,000 Summer Jobs (Orlando, FL) -- There will be plenty of new workers at Universal Orlando this summer. The company has announced it needs to fill three-thousand positions be...

Young Adults The Biggest Users Of Tainted Synthetic Pot (Springfield, IL) -- Most of the people who are getting sick after smoking synthetic marijuana in Illinois are in their 20s and 30s. The Illinoi...

Illinois Prisons Need 420 Million-Dollars To Make It Till June (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois prison managers say they need 400 million-dollars or they won't be able to make it till the summer. The Ill...

SIU Faculty, Workers Fight Funding Shift (Carbondale, IL) -- The people who work at Southern Illinois University's main campus are making their case to keep things as they are. Several faculty members...