Category Archives: Local News

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...

Small Fire Briefly Empties Illinois Capitol (Springfield, IL) -- Firefighters in Springfield are blaming a faulty heating unit for a small fire that emptied the IllinoisCapitol. The fire broke out abo...

Illinois House Panel Okays Bump Stock Ban (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are a step closer to banning bump stocks like the ones used by the shooter in Las Vegas. An Illinois House committee a...

An Arthur man avoided serious injury in a rollover crash on I-57 yesterday. According to the Illinois State Police, 58-year-old Eldon Hershburger was towing a 20-foot box trailer when he left the road...

Celebrate Halloween at Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site. Their annual torchlight Halloween walk and wienie roast return October 28th from 6:00-9:00 p.m. If you've made a jack-o-lantern, bring it ...

According to Greenup city officials, the boil order that was in place has been lifted as of 4:30 am, 10/25.