Category Archives: Local News

Illinois Cancels Part Of Medicaid Privatization Contract (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois may have to start again with part of its Medicaid privatization plan. The state's procurement office yesterday ca...

Two Dead After Lee County Gas Explosion (Dixon, IL) -- Investigators say it appears that workers dug a little too deep in a Lee County field and touched off a natural gas explosion that killed two peo...

Central Illinois Republican Lawmaker Backs Legal Marijuana In Illinois (Normal, IL) -- For the first time, an Illinois Republican lawmaker is lining up to support legal, recreational marijuana in the ...

U Of I Looks To Keep Bus Company Off Campus (Urbana, IL) -- The University of Illinois is looking to keep a suburban bus company that offended school leaders off campus. The school yesterday looked to...

Governor Rauner Again Says He's Not In Charge (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is sticking with his claim that he's not in charge of the state. The governor told reporters once again ye...

ROCKFORD (Dec. 5, 2017) - Gov. Bruce Rauner today toured Mercyhealth's multimillion-dollar medical complex under construction in Rockford, where leading-edge care and hundreds of high-quality jobs wil...

A Charleston man was killed in a skydiving accident Saturday. According to the Taylorville Police Department, 74-year-old Giles Henderson's parachute became entangled with another skydiver over Taylor...

Lake Land College is offering a series of dance classes in Mattoon and Effingham. Five different dance styles will be offered including Cha-Cha, Night Club 2-Step, Rumba, Swing and Tango. Beginner and...

The annual Elks National Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest will be at Mattoon Middle School December 9th, starting at 9:15 a.m. It's open to boys and girls aged 8-13. Visit elks.org/hoopshoot for more inf...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library will be holding a screening of the animated Christmas movie "The Polar Express" on Thursday, December 14th at 4:00pm on the big screen in Rotary Room B. This is ...