Category Archives: Local News

UPDATED: Chicago Cop Shot In Downtown (Chicago, IL) -- A Chicago police officer is hospitalized in an unknown condition following a shooting. Police say the officer was helping out the tactical team w...

Report: Women Twice As Likely To Be Depressed (Washington, DC) -- New data suggest the number of people experiencing depression hasn't budged in the last decade, but claim women are twice as likely to...

According to a press release from MPD, Mattoon Police arrested Iris D. Henderson, 33 years of age of Mattoon, for the offense of Aggravated Assault. The arrest occurred on 2/10/18 at 1:16pm in the 180...

Mattoon Police arrested Carl J. Williams, 25 years of age of Mattoon, for the offenses of Theft, Criminal Damage to Property, Criminal Trespass to a Motor Vehicle, and Obstructing Identification. The ...

According to a press release from the MPD, Mattoon Police arrested Lucas T. Massey, 23 years of age of Mattoon, for the offense of Domestic Battery. The arrest occurred on 2/10/18 at 10:02am at the Bu...

Mardis Gras Will Inspire Some Big Celebrations Today (New Orleans, LA) -- People are celebrating Mardi Gras, or "Fat Tuesday," today. There will be plenty of festivities happening in the hub for Mardi...

Illinois Flu Cases Tick Up Again (Springfield, IL) -- The flu is getting stronger in Illinois. The state's latest report to the CDC for the first week of February shows an uptick in the number of posi...

Illinois Also Wants Citizenship Question Dropped From 2020 Census (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois' attorney general is joining 18 others in asking 2020 census officials not to ask about citizenship. The gro...

Top Madigan Politico Fired For 'Unwanted Advances' (Springfield, IL) -- One of the top political workers for Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is out of a job for sending a woman inappropriate texts...

NIU Community To Mark 10-Year Anniversary Of Campus Shooting (DeKalb, IL) -- There will be silence and reflection at Northern Illinois University this week. Tomorrow marks the ten-year anniversary of ...