Category Archives: Local News

The Clark County 4-H tack auction will be this Saturday at the extension office in Marshall. Doors will open at 3:00 p.m. and the sale starts at 4:00. In addition to the tack, you can also bid on, or ...

Two New Legionnaires Cases Confirmed At Quincy Veterans Home (Springfield, IL) -- There are new howls from Illinois lawmakers after the state's Department of Public Health confirmed two new cases of L...

Rauner Budget Facing Billion-Plus In New Spending Pressures (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is going to need to find a bit more than a billion-and-a-half new dollars to make ends m...

Chicago Police Commander Killed While Chasing Suspect Near Thompson Center (Chicago, IL) -- Condolences are pouring in for a 30-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department who died while chasing a s...

The Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce will host a candidates' forum February 27th at Unique Suites Hotel. It'll start at 5:30 with opening comments, and then candidates for Coles County Clerk, Julie...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library's monthly Lego My Library will be on Wednesday, February 21st, at 4:00-5:15pm in Rotary Room A. This free event is for children who are in grades K-8. Builders w...

The annual Omega Nu Bake Sale for Special Olympics Illinois' Polar Plunge returns February 23rd. Choose from many tasty treats for a free-will donation and help out a great cause! The bake sale will b...

Pesotum - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Louis Kink, announces the results of Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrol (OREP) held in Macon County on February 5, 2018. These O...

(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Bruce Rauner outlines his budget proposal tomorrow at the State Capitol and once again is promising it will be balanced. Rauner and the Democrats who control the legislature ...

Pesotum - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Louis Kink, announces the results of a Nighttime Enforcement (NITE) patrol in Champaign County on February 2, 2018. These NITE patr...