Category Archives: Local News

Illinois Among States Covered By Meijer Apple Recall (Grand Rapids, MI) -- If you shop at Meijer, you'll want to check your fridge for some things with apples in them. Meijer on Wednesday announced a ...

Winter Weather Advisory For Western Illinois (Davenport, IA) -- The worst of the latest round of winter weather looks to be heading for Bureau County. The National Weather Service is posting a Winter ...

Bronx Fire Deadliest In Decades (New York, NY) -- The fast-moving apartment fire in the Bronx that has killed at least 12 people is one of the worst in New York City in decades. Less than a mile from ...

The University of Illinois Extension office in Arthur will be the site for soil and water management webinar on February 20th. Topics will include cover crops, soil health tests, and managing microbes...

The Mattoon Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner and awards banquet will be held February 3rd at the Mattoon Golf and Country Club. Social hour starts at 5:00, formal buffet at 6:00, followed by the an...

The Charleston Trojan Booster Club's annual spaghetti supper will be January 12th from 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the CHS cafeteria. Your meal ticket will get you into the boys' basketball game against Lincoln...

(Chicago, IL) -- A group of abortion opponents and conservative Illinois lawmakers says they'll keep fighting a new law that expands access to abortion services. A Springfield judge has rejected the a...

(New York, NY) -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says at least 12 people are dead from a fire in the Bronx. Among those killed is a one-year-old child. Four other people are fighting for their lives af...

(Washington, DC) -- Natural gas prices are jumping this week as thousands of Americans in the North and East Coast regions crank up their thermostats because of plunging temperatures. As the bitter co...

(Van Nuys, CA) -- One of the longest careers in show business is over today. Actress Rose Marie's official website reports that she died this afternoon in Van Nuys at the age of 94. Rose Marie Mazetta...