Category Archives: Local News

The Windsor Class of 2018 will be hosting a Longaberger Binga Fundraiser on April 1, 2017. The event will be held at Windsor High School. Doors will open at 5:00 pm and the games start at 6:00pm. Tick...

Harry Potter trivia night will be held at the Shelbyville Lions Club building March 17th. This contest, which supports Relay for Life, is open to teams of 5 to 10 people. Cost is $100 per team. If you...

The first Miss Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Pageant will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday (3/11) in the east gym at the high school. The pageant includes competitions for Miss, Junior Miss, and Little Mi...

Zuckerberg Named Harvard Commencement Speaker (Cambridge, MA) -- Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is this year's Harvard University commencement speaker. Zuckerberg is a former stu...

From the National Weather Service: Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Tonight: Mostly c...

More Bad Budget News For Illinois (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is broke, and looks to be getting broker. The legislature's Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability yesterday said Illin...

U Of I Chancellor Wants To End 'Unofficial' (Urbana, IL) -- The head of the U of I's main campus wants to end 'unofficial.' Chancellor Robert Jones earlier this week vowed to find a way to stop the an...

Governor Rauner: Illinois Won't Do Well Under Obamacare Replacement (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois' governor says he worries the state 'won't do well' under the latest plan to change Obamacare. Governor Ra...

A Tuscola woman faces multiple charges following an accident on Route 45 yesterday morning. According to the Illinois State Police, 42-year-old Virginia Stovall lost control of her vehicle and it over...

Early voting is now available for the April 4th consolidated election in Coles County. As long as you're registered, you can cast your ballot at the county clerk's office in the Coles County Courthous...