Category Archives: Local News

Pesotum, Il. (9/06/17) - The Illinois State Police (ISP), assisted by the Champaign Police Department, conducted an Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) Bar ID Check detail during the late evening...

A fatal traffic crash yesterday, Wednesday, September 6th, climes the life of a Louisiana native in Marion County. According to preliminary details from Illinois State Police, Albert H. Rhoads, 80, of...

From Illinois State Police: As of 5:30 p.m., ISP are urging drivers to use caution if traveling along I-74 westbound near the area of Champaign and Mahomet. Traffic is currently slowed/stopped due to ...

One person was injured in a single vehicle crash early this morning. According to the Illinois State Police, a vehicle driven by Sean Sampson-Audorff, of Huntington, West Virginia, was eastbound on I-...

Martinsville's Harvest Festival is this Saturday (9/9) at the fire station. In addition to live music and the Little Miss contest, Clark County 4-H will have its annual barbeque between 11:00 a.m. and...

MATTOON, Ill. (September 7, 2017) - To celebrate the National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11, local McDonald's Restaurants of Central Illinois owner/operators will host McNuggets of Ap...

The annual SACIS Take Back the Day 5K run and walk will be held September 30th at Sister City Park in Charleston. Register at firstgiving.com/sacis by September 22nd to guarantee a t-shirt. Race spons...

The W.H.A.T. Community Group will hold its fall mum sale September 15th from 3:00-6:00, and September 16th from 8:00 a.m. until noon, across from Windsor Food Center on Route 16. In addition to a larg...

Biss Drops Running Mate Over Israel Policy (Chicago, IL) -- Democratic candidate for Governor Dan Biss is looking for a new running mate after a disagreement over Israel. Biss yesterday dropped his fi...

Deere To Buy California Tech Firm (Moline, IL) -- Those big green tractors are about to get a lot smarter. John Deere yesterday announced plans to buy a California tech firm that specializes in machin...