Category Archives: Local News

UPDATED: Port Authority Cleared After Suspicious Package Turns Up (New York, NY) -- Police are giving the all clear at the Port Authority Bus Terminal after a suspicious package investigation. The NYP...

According to a press release from the Charleston Police Department, on March 3rd, 2018 the Charleston Police Department, Coles County Sheriff's Office, Eastern Illinois University Police and Charlesto...

Dow 500 Points Lower (New York, NY) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down more than 500 points after the opening bell. The nosedive comes after China announced retaliatory tariffs on dozens of U...

Quincy Vets Home Could Cost Almost 300 Million To Fix (Springfield, IL) -- It could cost almost 300 million-dollars to get rid of Legionnaires disease at the state's veterans home in Quincy. A report ...

Illinois Synthetic Pot Bleeding Count Hits 70 (Springfield, IL) -- More people continue to bleed from their eyes, ears, and lungs after smoking synthetic marijuana in Illinois. The state's Department ...

J.B. Pritzker: Raise Illinois Income Tax, Wait For Graduated Tax (Chicago, IL) -- The Democrat running for governor in Illinois says he wants to raise taxes, but he doesn't know how high he wants to t...

Last Chief, Smithsonian Native American Expert To Speak At U Of I (Urbana, IL) -- The last student to dress as The Chief and the Smithsonian's expert on Native Americans will headline the University o...

Tornado Reported, Damage Left Behind After Southern Illinois Storms (Marion, IL) -- Forecasters are expected to spread out across southern Illinois to see just what caused the damage after last night'...

The Embarras Volunteer Stewards next conservation day is this Saturday at Lafferty Nature Center in Charleston. If you're interested in helping, please be there at 9:00 a.m., and wear sturdy footwear ...

Four Dead In Marine Corps Helicopter Crash (Miramar, CA) - Four crew members on board a Marine Corps helicopter are presumed dead after it crashed in the California desert. The helicopter from the 3rd...