Category Archives: Local News
Free Child Seat Safety Checks Next Week in Martinsville
The Clark County Health Department in Martinsville will be conducting FREE Child Seat Safety Checks Monday, April 24th from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Parents, Grandparents, and any child caregivers are invite...
Apr 20, 2017 Jonathan Brodsky / CC
EIU police officers, Charleston business honored with FOP awards
CHARLESTON - Two Eastern Illinois University police officers and a Charleston business were honored by the Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge (FOP) during an appearance in Charleston on April 19 by...
Apr 20, 2017
ISIS Claims It Was Behind Paris Attack
>>ISIS Claims It Was Behind Paris Attack (Paris) -- ISIS is claiming responsibility for the deadly attack on police officers in Paris. The shooting on the historic Champs-Elysees left at least o...
Apr 20, 2017
Former TN Teacher Arrested, Kidnapped Student Safe In Northern California
>>Former TN Teacher Arrested, Kidnapped Student Safe In Northern California (Nashville, TN) -- Tennessee authorities say a former middle school teacher suspected of kidnapping a student has been...
Apr 20, 2017
Reports: One Cop Dead, One Wounded In Shooting At Paris Landmark
>>Reports: One Cop Dead, One Wounded In Shooting At Paris Landmark (Paris) -- There are reports of one police officer killed, another wounded in a shooting at one of Paris's most notable areas, ...
Apr 20, 2017
Creativity from the Inside artwork on display at Lake Land College
The Illinois Department of Corrections and Lake Land College are hosting an art show featuring the creative work of offenders from the Dixon, Illinois River, Sheridan, and Stateville correctional cent...
Apr 20, 2017
Last Chance to Win Tickets to Monster Truck Nationals
The Monster Truck Nationals are coming to the State Farm Center in Champaign this Saturday (April 22nd) and Bub has ONE more chance for you to win tickets! Just tune into the Yawn Patrol Friday mornin...
Apr 20, 2017
Dinner and Auction to be Held to Benefit Ashmore Ag Days
A dinner and auction to benefit Ashmore Ag Days will be held this Saturday (4/22) from 5:00-9:00pm at the Ashmore Community Center. Dinner will be served until 7:00 for $5:00; silent auction runs from...
Apr 20, 2017
Unemployment rate drops to 4.9% in March
CHICAGO-The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate declined -0.5 percentage points to 4.9 percent in March and nonfarm payrolls decreased by -8,90...
Apr 20, 2017
Festival of the Young Child Returning to the Cross County Mall
The Festival of the Young Child returns to the Cross County Mall in Mattoon this Saturday (4/22). Activities include hands-on arts and crafts, book give-aways, face painting, music, Lego play, and sen...
Apr 20, 2017
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