Category Archives: Local News

Illinois State Police will step up patrols for the big game this weekend. Troopers will strictly enforce the Fatal-4 moving violations, which include DUI, speeding, distracted driving, and seat belt c...

Tickets are now on the sale for the Panther Club 2017 Spring Fling. The evening includes live and silent auction, food and live music. Proceeds help to fund scholarship expenses and operating costs fo...

Driver faces multiple charges, including a DUI, after being involved in a traffic accident along I-74 the afternoon of Wednesday, February 1st around 3:44 p.m. According to a recent press release from...

The Sandra and Jack Pine Honors College at Eastern Illinois University will host its 32nd annual Scholastic Bowl Tournament Saturday, Feb. 4, in Coleman Hall. The tournament will begin at 8:30 a.m., w...

U.S. Bacon Reserves Leanest Since 1957 (Undated) -- The USDA is warning of a possible bacon shortage. Though more pigs than ever are being produced, foreign buyers are responsible for creating the lea...

Governor Bruce Rauner's Illinois School Funding Reform Commission today approved a framework that allows members of the General Assembly to create a new school funding formula. "Illinois is another st...

Big Bucks For Hotel Rooms For Groundhog Day (Punxsutawney, PA) -- People are willing to pay top dollar for a hotel room in a famous Pennsylvania town on Groundhog Day. The travel website Trivago says ...

Peoria Reeling After Cat Announces Plan To Move (Peoria, IL) -- Leaders in Peoria are trying to put the best face forward even as the city's biggest employer says it's leaving. Caterpillar yesterday a...

Mother And Two Young Children Killed In Franklin Fire (Franklin, IL) -- Authorities are trying to determine the cause of a Franklin fire that killed a mother and her two young children. Officials say ...

Policy Group Offers 'Budget Solutions' (Springfield, IL) -- One of Illinois' leading policy groups is offering a different solution to the state's budget deadlock. The Illinois Policy Institute yester...