Category Archives: Local News

EFFINGHAM - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Richland, Lawrence, Effingham and ...

UPDATED: Scott Lays Out Plan To Keep Schools Safe (Tallahassee, FL) -- Florida Governor Rick Scott is outlining his plan to keep schools safe. While speaking in Tallahassee today, Scott proposed a thr...

An arrest warrant has been issued for the man accused of setting the fire that destroyed Mother's Bar. 29-year-old Brian T. Griffin has been charged with aggravated arson for allegedly knowingly damag...

Bernie Sanders Staying Mum On Illinois Governor's Race (Chicago, IL) -- Bernie Sanders isn't taking side in Illinois' race for governor. The Vermont U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate yest...

Governor Rauner Says Illinois Still Sliding Into Abyss (Bloomington, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says the state is still sliding into the economic abyss. The governor delivered his message t...

SIU Carbondale Chancellor Blames Misunderstanding For Daughter's Perk (Carbondale, IL) -- The chancellor at Southern Illinois University's main campus is blaming a misunderstanding for his daughter mo...

Top Illinois Republicans Furious After Township Boss Insults AG Candidate (Springfield, IL) -- Republican leaders in Illinois are furious with a local township official who used a racial slur and ques...

Last night at 10:15 pm a 14 year old female juvenile was arrested in Effingham and charged with Making a Terrorist Threat. The charge alleges that the juvenile used Snapchat to make a threat of gun vi...

The 9th annual Men Who Cook potluck for the Children's Advocacy Center of East Central Illinois will be held February 24th at the Lifespan Center. You'll have the opportunity to sample the dishes prep...

Update: As of 9:30 p.m. According to Mattoon Community Unit School District 2, During the evening hours of Thursday, February 22nd, Mattoon Police Department made Mattoon school officials aware of an ...