Category Archives: Local News

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...

U Of I Offers Four Years Free Tuition At Med School (Urbana, IL) -- The first class at the University of Illinois' new medical school could get out debt free. The university yesterday announced a plan...

Adult Charges For Decatur 17-Year-Old Charged In Toddler's Death (Decatur, IL) -- Prosecutors in Decatur are moving ahead with adult charges against the 17-year-old accused of shooting and killing a t...

Chicago Tops Illinois' Amazon Bid (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois is going all-in on Chicago as the hub for Amazon's new headquarters. Governor Rauner and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday filed the stat...

Marino Withdraws Name From Consideration As Drug Czar (Undated) -- President Trump's nominee for the nation's drug czar is withdrawing his name from consideration. Trump tweeted this morning that GOP ...

A Shelbyville man faces multiple charges after leading police on a high-speed chase over the weekend. According to the Fayette County Sheriff's Department, pursuit for 39-year-old Michael Eakle began ...