Category Archives: Local News

(EFFINGHAM, IL) - HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital's 2017 Superhero Race held September 9 was a big success, thanks to support from the community. Held at the Richard E. Workman Sports & Welln...

A military benefits fair will be held November 7th from 10:00-1:00 at the LifeSpan Center. The event is free for all service men and women, veterans and active military. Military ID is required. Pleas...

One person was injured in a two-vehicle accident this morning in Fayette County. Illinois State Police say a vehicle driven by Alan Hill, of Louisville was northbound on Fayette County Road 2250 East ...

The Marshall Public Library will have a Halloween costume contest on Thursday, October 26th from 6:30-7:30 p.m. All kids who come in costume will get a free book, and can get more freebies by spinning...

You can be part of the solutions to hunger. Join the 4-H Feeding and Growing Our Communities team this Saturday (10/21) for a food packaging event from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Pearson Building at Lak...

ISIS Pushed Out Of Syria's Raqqa (Raqqa) -- U.S.-backed forces are now in full control of the Syrian city of Raqqa after driving out ISIS. The U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighter s...

McCain Receives Liberty Medal, Alludes To Trump (Philadelphia, PA) -- Senator John McCain is leaving little doubt that he was referring to President Trump's foreign policy during his Liberty Medal acc...

Chicago #1 For Rats (Chicago, IL) -- For the third straight year, Chicago is ranked as the "rattiest city" in the U.S., according to Orkin pest control. Orkin says service calls in Chicago are up 32-p...

Lawmakers Want Results From Illinois Pension Managers (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are getting a bit frustrated with the lack of results from the state's pension managers. State Senator Iris Ma...

Republican Kleine Amasses War Chest In Race For Congress (Springfield, IL) -- Republican candidate Mark Kleine is looking at a fat campaign war chest in the race for Congress in the Quad Cities. Klein...