Category Archives: Local News

A Cowden-Herrick High School student was arrested Monday night for allegedly writing a threatening letter to the school and leaving it in the girls' locker room. The 16-year-old girl was taken into cu...

  According to the Fayette County Sheriff's Department, 24-year-old Jacory Walker and 25-year-old Brandon Perkins were arrested after traveling 60 miles-per-hour through a school zone in Ramsey. ...

Madigan Releases List Of Harassment Complaints, Leaves Lingering Question (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is leaving a number of questions unanswered after releasing a list of...

U Of I Faculty Want Crackdown On 'Unofficial Chief' (Urbana, IL) -- Faculty members at the University of Illinois are tired of seeing the 'unofficial Chief,' and they want something done about it. The...

State Superintendent Can't Say When, If Schools Will Get Money (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' state superintendent of schools says he'd like to think local schools across the state will get their new ...

Illinois House Poised To Act On Gun Control Plans (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are poised to take a big step toward tighter gun control laws in the state. The House is supposed to vote toda...

ISU Tells Prospective Students Not To Worry About Protest Discipline (Normal, IL) -- Illinois State University is the latest school in the U.S. to tell high school students not to worry about getting ...

Dick's Sporting Goods Stops Selling Assault-Style Rifles (Undated) -- One of the nation's biggest sports retailers is no selling assault-style rifles. Dick's Sporting Goods said today it's ending sale...

A Marshall teen has been arrested for making a threat at Marshall High School. According to the Marshall Police Department, 19-year-old Jonathan Siler made a verbal threat, however, the nature of the ...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library's Make and Take event will be held on Saturday, March 3rd, from 10:30am-4:00pm, or while supplies last, in the KidSpace Atrium. This make and take event will foc...