Category Archives: Local News

Safe Trick or Treat night returns to the Cross County Mall tonight. Kids can stay warm and go from store to store for free treats from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Illinois Counties To Get Lincoln Portraits For State's Birthday (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' birthday present to its counties is a new picture of Abraham Lincoln. A new portrait of the former presid...

Obama Foundation Summit To Open With Star Power (Chicago, IL) -- Prince Harry and Chance the Rapper are just two of the big names expected to be on hand to open the Obama Foundation's first summit. Th...

Pew Study: Illinois Budget Second Worst In U.S. (Springfield, IL) -- At least Illinois isn't the worst in the country. A new study from the Pew Charitable Trust says Illinois' budget is the second wor...

Sour Patch Kids Illinois' Most Popular Halloween Candy (Los Angeles, CA) -- Bad news chocoholics, Illinois' top Halloween candy is sugary not chocolaty. In fact the state's most popular treat for tric...

New Illinois Report Card Shows Tiny Improvement (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois students are doing slightly better at reading and math. The latest Illinois State Report Card is being released this morni...

Windsor Christian Church will have trunk or treat, indoors, from 6-8 tonight. It's open to all kids. Pre-registration is at 5:30.

The Life Center of Cumberland County's monthly birthday party will have a Veteran's Day theme this Friday (11/3). Veterans will be treated to a free meal, paid for by the Cumberland Force Traveling Ba...

A Decatur man pleaded not guilty to child sex assault charges that reportedly occurred in Mattoon. Officials say Casey Rajkumar is accused of predatory criminal sexual assault involving two children. ...

One person was injured in a three-vehicle accident in Clay City yesterday. According to the Illinois State Police, the collisions occurred at the intersection of Route 50 and Main Street at 3:20. Beth...