Category Archives: Local News

Republicans Flake And Corker Speak Out Against Trump (Washington, DC) -- Two retiring Republican Senators are challenging other GOP senators to take a stand against President Trump. Arizona Senator Je...

Lack of witness credibility led to the dismissal of child sexual assault charges against a Mattoon man. 29-year old Marshall Daily was charged with eight counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of...

Investigators: Texas Man Scammed Nude Photos From Peoria Teen (Peoria, IL) -- Investigators say a 17-year-old from Peoria is the latest victim of an online modeling scam that ended with nude pictures....

A Greenup man was sentenced to 10-years in prison for the armed robbery of the Greenup Dollar General. 68-year-old David Croy pleaded guilty but mentally ill to the incident that occurred in March. Cr...

Top Statehouse Republican Thinks This Is Year For Sunday Sales (Indianapolis, IN) -- An Indiana lawmakers says he thinks this is the year that the legislature may finally okay Sunday alcohol sales. De...

Top Lawmakers Endorse Sexual Harassment Law After Capitol #MeToo Letter (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers could soon be looking at new sexual harassment training after a #MeToo letter accused th...

Illinois Senate Overrides Governor On Local Right To Work (Springfield, IL) -- Cities and towns in Illinois are a step away from being banned from creating local right to work zones. The Illinois Sena...

An apparent steering incident is said to be the cause of a single-vehicle accident near Greenup yesterday. Illinois State Police say 19-year-old Kaytlin Starwalt, of Avon, Ohio was eastbound on I-70 w...

Neighboring Governors Appear In Campaign Ad For Governor Rauner (Springfield, IL) -- The governor's of Illinois' neighbors are the stars of Governor Rauner's latest campaign commercial. Indiana Govern...

Caterpillar Reports Big Summer Sales Jump (Peoria, IL) -- Caterpillar's stock prices are up on the news that the heavy equipment maker just saw its best three months of sales in the past six years. Ca...