Category Archives: Local News

The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a Tornado Watch for Fayette County in Illinois until 4 A.M. Tuesday Morning, March 7th. This watch just means conditions are favorable and impacts ...

Here's the latest forecast from the National Weather Service: This Afternoon: Scattered showers, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a south wind around 22 mph, with gusts as ...

GM To Cut Shift, Lay Off 1,100 More Workers (Lansing, MI) -- General Motors is announcing yet another round of layoffs. The automaker announced today it will lay off eleven-hundred workers from its La...

In recognition of February being National Canned Food Month, HSHS Home Care and Hospice Southern Illinois, Dan Hecht Chevrolet Toyota, Northside Ford Lincoln and Roy Schmidt Honda recently teamed up t...

U of I Student Falls To His Death (Champaign, IL) -- Authorities believe the death of a University of Illinois student who fell from his Champaign apartment was an accident. Police say Jonathan Morale...

Court Order May Delay State Worker Contract Talks (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' year-long contract negotiation with state workers is likely getting longer. A judge late last week ordered that Governo...

Latest Budget Plan: Six More Illinois Casinos (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are once again looking at more casinos as a way to save the state budget. Gambling expansion supporters started ta...

State Fair Coliseum Closed For 2017 (Springfield, IL) -- One of the most recognizable buildings on the Illinois State Fairgrounds is closed until further notice. State officials late last week confirm...

Forecasters Update Storm Total (Chicago, IL) -- Forecasters say more tornadoes hit north-central Illinois than first thought. The National Weather Service over the weekend updated last week's storm re...

Monical's Pizza of Charleston will host a community night fundraiser for the Charleston Police K9 program March 21st. Just go to monicalspizza.com and click on "Fundraising," then, "Community Day Cale...