Category Archives: Local News

House Republican Leader Wants To See Madigan Budget Plan (Springfield, IL) -- The top Republican in the Illinois House says he needs to see Mike Madigan's budget plan. House Republican Leader Jim Durk...

Downtown Champaign Business Owners Worried After Shooting (Champaign, IL) -- Some business owners in Champaign say a weekend shooting makes the case for more police officers on the streets. Champaign ...

Illinois Lawmakers Meet On Budget, Outline 'Must Haves' (Springfield, IL) -- The top Democrat at the Illinois Capitol is finally saying what he needs to agree on a budget. House Speaker Mike Madigan t...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library's Day Time Astronomy will meet on Tuesday, June 27th at 5:30 p.m. in the Library parking lot if the sky is clear. A library card is not needed to attend. For fur...

The Coles County Sheriff's Posse Ride will be July 22nd from 8:00 to noon. All motorcycles and Jeeps are welcome. Entry fee is $20.00. Same day registration will be from 7:00-7:45 a.m. at Powersports ...

Moultrie-Douglas 4-H is holding a sewing workshop on July 8th from 9:00-11:30 a.m. at First Christian Church in Sullivan. The workshop is open to tailors of all ages. If you have a sewing machine and ...

Applications for the Miss Coles County Fair Queen and Little Miss pageants are now available. The queen pageant is open to 17 to 21-year-olds, and little miss, 5 to 8-year-olds. The pageants will be h...

The Pro rodeo comes to the Moultrie-Douglas County Fair in Arthur on July 14th at 7 PM. Advance tickets are $12 for adults, $5 for kids 6-11, and kids 5 and under get in for free. Sponsored by Bella V...

(Columbus, OH) -- Pro-ISIS hackers are reportedly targeting government websites in Ohio. A hacking group linked to the terror organization posted pro-ISIS messages on Ohio Governor John Kasich's websi...

Police are currently investigating an armed robbery from Thursday. The robbery occurred at approximately 3:20 a.m. at Circle K on the 3200 block of Clear Lake Avenue in Springfield. Two masked assaila...