Category Archives: Local News

CHICAGO-The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate declined -0.1 percentage points to 4.6 percent in May and nonfarm payrolls increased by +2,400 ...

Governor Rauner Calls Lawmakers Back to Springfield to Pass Compromise Balanced Budget Plan SPRINGFIED - One day after House and Senate Republicans unveiled a compromise balanced budget plan to end th...

Senator Righter to host free senior health fair in Charleston Charleston, IL - State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) is encouraging seniors to come to his free Senior Health Fair on Wednesday, June 21 a...

Powerball And Mega Millions To Drop Illinois Due To Budget Crisis (Undated) -- The non-profit group that runs the Powerball lottery and Mega Millions games will drop Illinois at the end of the month. ...

Four elderly people were killed in a van-train collision near Nokomis last night. According to the Illinois State Police, the vehicle collided with a freight train just before 7:00 p.m. The driver is ...

Urbana, Illinois - The Eastern Illinois Foodbank will host a Pop-Up Food Pantry serving eligible veterans on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 from 10:00am-11:30am at VFW Post 630 (1303 E. Main St., Urbana, IL)....

SPRINGFIELD - In honor of Father's Day, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is displaying two rare pieces of furniture made by the 16th president's father, Thomas Lincoln. The display ...

The Charleston Community Band will perform at 7:30 tonight at Kiwanis Park. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and enjoy the free show. In case of rain, the concert will be moved to Dvorak Concert Hall. A ...

A vacant house trailer in Oakland was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. According to the Oakland Fire Protection District, firefighters were dispatched just after midnight. The fire also caus...

Governor Reportedly Looking At Special Session (Springfield, IL) -- It looks like Illinois lawmakers are coming back to Springfield, even though there are questions as to what they will do. NBC 5 in C...