Category Archives: Local News

Jeanne Ives Defends 'Edgy' Ad As Honest (Chicago, IL) -- The conservative candidate running for Illinois governor isn't backing away from her latest campaign ad. State Representative Jeanne Ives yeste...

Bank Branches Closing At Rapid Pace (Undated) -- Bank branches continue to close at an increasing rate across the country. The "Wall Street Journal" reports that in the 12 months ending in June 2017, ...

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence and Fayette Counties * WHAT...Snow and freezing ...

The 20th annual Lake Sara Dam Run to benefit Special Olympics Illinois will be April 7th. Choose from the eight-mile run, 5K run or 5K competitive walk. Registration fee is $35, and if you sign up bef...

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...

Teens, in Middle School and High School, can create custom buttons at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library at their button making event on Tuesday, February 6th, from 4:00 to 5:00pm. Limit of 2 butt...

Monday, February 5th and tonight it's girls' basketball on the court! Charleston hosts Effingham and Mattoon hosts Taylorville in standard conference play, while Regionals begin for our Class 1A and 2...

According to a recent press release from Illinois State Police District 10, troopers were dispatched to a single unit traffic crash Monday, February 5th at 4:50 a.m. along I-74 westbound in Vermilion ...

(Undated) -- Actor John Mahoney is dead at the age of 77. Mahoney is perhaps best known as Martin Crane, the tough-talking father of Frasier Crane in the sitcom "Frasier." "Frasier" ran for eleven sea...

CHICAGO (Feb. 5, 2018) - Students from one of the Midwest's largest Chinese schools decorated the Governor's Office in preparation for the Lunar New Year. For the second year in a row, the students fr...