Category Archives: Local News

Get a sweet treat and help out a great cause. The Knights of Columbus are out on the streets in Mattoon collecting donations for their annual Tootsie Roll Drive, until 4:00 today (Friday, September 15...

EFFINGHAM - Illinois State Police District 12 is partnering with local, state and federal agencies to promote vehicle and pedestrian safety around railroad tracks and trains during Rail Safety Week, S...

A Mattoon man was sentenced to five years in prison for aggravated domestic battery. Officials say 28-year-old Joshua Busby choked a woman to the point of impeding her breathing and circulation last m...

Almost 90 Percent Of Illinois Suffering In Drought (Davenport, IA) -- Illinois' drought is not as bad as some of our neighbors, but it's not good either. Forecasters yesterday said almost all of Illin...

UPDATED: Police: London Attack An IED (London) -- Police in London say the explosion at a subway station today came from an IED. The explosion hospitalized 18 people who suffered non-life threatening ...

Latest PARCC Test Scores Show Slight Reading Gains, Math Declines (Springfield, IL) -- More than 60 percent of school kids in Illinois still can't read or add at grade level. But the latest standardiz...

Democrat Barbara Flynn Currie Latest To Retire From Legislature (Springfield, IL) -- One of Illinois' longest serving lawmakers say this is her last go-round in Springfield. Chicago Democrat Barbara F...

Governor's Trade Trip Now In China (Shanghai, China) -- Illinois' trade mission is now in China. Governor Bruce Rauner and the state's trade delegation landed in China yesterday as part of an eight da...

Illinois Jobs Numbers Show Frozen Illinois Economy (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois isn't creating enough jobs to keep up with the rest of the country. The latest report from the Illinois Department of E...

Peoria Ag Lab Safe From Federal Budget Cuts (Peoria, IL) -- President Trump isn't getting one of his budget cuts in central Illinois. Congress yesterday voted to keep the USDA Agriculture Lab in Peori...