Category Archives: Local News

(Undated) -- Singer Neil Diamond says he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The 76-year-old announced on his website that the diagnosis is forcing him to retire from touring, as the onset of t...

From Illinois State Police District 10: Update: As of 9:50 p.m. The Roadway is clear and all lanes are back open. Earlier: As of 8:50 p.m. (1/22): Troopers are on scene of a truck tractor semi trailer...

WASHINGTON - Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) released the following statement after voting for a three-week continuing resolution: "No one wins in a shutdown. Thankfully this one is over. Th...

An Assumption boy was seriously injured in an ATV accident over the weekend. Authorities say Logan Virden, a middle school student at Central A&M, was airlifted to St. John's Hospital in Springfie...

Warm Up With a Good Book! Adult Winter Read, February 1-28 An adult reading program where you warm up with a good book to help fight the chilly temps! Read as much as you like! Enter each book that yo...

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Revenue ("IDOR") will begin accepting 2017 state individual income tax returns on Monday, January 29th, the same date that the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS")...

CHAMPAIGN - Illinois Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti joined partners from Illinois and Louisiana at a luncheon in Champaign today to showcase and encourage the human consumption of Asian Carp as a healthy...

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 147,535 deer during all 2017-18 archery and firearm seasons, which concluded on Jan. 14. The total preliminary deer harvest for a...

Prosecutors To Seek Death Penalty In Yingying Zhang Killing (Undated) -- U.S. prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the man accused of kidnapping and murdering a University of Illinois schol...

Proposed Bill Would Give Rural Schools High-Speed Internet (Springfield, IL) -- A handful of Illinois lawmakers want to give more than 90-thousand students in rural districts access to high-speed inte...