Category Archives: Local News

According to The City of Neoga's fackebook page, the city has been awarded a housing grant in the amount of $400,000. There is an application to complete, and if you are awarded the grant, licensed co...

Free Admission for Veterans and immediate Family on Sunday 8/13 (Springfield)...The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs (IDVA) in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the I...

Chicago Schools Threaten 950 Layoffs (Chicago, IL) -- Chicago Public School leaders are threatening to lay off nearly a thousand teachers and other school workers. The city's school system yesterday a...

Comptroller Mendoza Blasts Governor For Not Refinancing Debt (Springfield, IL) -- The woman who pays Illinois' bills says the governor is costing taxpayers millions of dollars in extra interest. Compt...

High School Football Season Begins (Bloomington, IL) -- We're still a few weeks from Friday nights under the lights, but high school football season is in full swing in Illinois. Teams started practic...

Trump Administration Wants Chicago To Focus On Crime, Not Lawsuit (Chicago, IL) -- The Trump administration says Chicago leaders should focus on the city's crime problem, not on a lawsuit to keep thei...

The Lego Batman Movie will be the final movie of the summer in Lytle Park on August 11th. Admission is free, but be sure to bring lawn chairs or a blanket, and drinks and snacks if you like. Showtime ...

Controlled pheasant hunting opportunities will be available at 20 Illinois Department of Natural Resources sites during the upcoming hunting season. Dates and permit reservation information are now av...

The Findlay American Legion will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive from 2-6 p.m. Today (8/8). Appointments can be made online, but are not necessary. Refreshments will be served.

(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Rauner is blaming the Democrats for the fact that there's still no action on a school funding reform bill. Rauner says Democrats are playing politics by not acting on the cha...