Category Archives: Local News

An investigation is underway into a death that occurred at the Royal Inn Motel in Olney. According to the Olney Police Department, a male was found lying face down just outside the office door yesterd...

CHICAGO (Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017) - Gov. Bruce Rauner today received the 2017 Person of the Year Award from the United Hellenic Voters of America and celebrated the contributions of Greek Americans to t...

The City of Mattoon, Public Works Department, will begin flushing fire hydrants Monday, October 23, 2017 and continue until all lines are flushed. Flushing will be conducted weekdays between 7:00 a.m....

Advocates Want Illinois Out Of Voter Crosscheck System (Chicago, IL) -- The push to get Illinois to drop out of President Trump's voter crosscheck system is growing. The ACLU is among the advocates th...

Illinois Governor's Race Likely Will Be Most Expensive Ever (Springfield, IL) -- With a billionaire and a multi-millionaire both in the contest, the race for Illinois governor won't be cheap. In fact ...

Jeanne Ives Looking To Challenge Rauner In 2018 (Wheaton, IL) -- Jeanne Ives isn't worried about not having nearly as much money as Governor Bruce Rauner. Ives last week told a southern Illinois radio...

Illinois' New Lotto Manager Promising Spike In Sales (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois' new lottery manager is promising to sell an extra billion dollars worth of tickets. Camelot Illinois is set to take over...

Rauner: 200 Million Just Start Of Budget Cuts (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois has a budget, but that doesn't mean that Illinois has the money to spend. Governor Bruce Rauner last week laid out 200 milli...

Report: Rauner To Announce Reelection Bid (Chicago, IL) -- Will Governor Bruce Rauner finally make it official? The "Chicago Sun Times" reported last night that the governor will officially launch his...

The body of a Tuscola man who went missing Friday night was recovered Saturday evening from Lake Sangchris, in Taylorville. 30-year-old Kenneth Christopher Adkins was reported missing after debris fro...