Category Archives: Local News

Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site presents an old-fashioned Christmas on December 10th from 1-4 p.m. The cabin's historic interpreters will discuss the ever-changing Christmas traditions during Ab...

Governor Rauner is telling the Illinois Farm Bureau today that despite unproductive weekend meetings with legislative leaders, he'll push on with a plan to get at least a stopgap spending plan passed ...

According to a recent press release from Illinois State Police District 10, a fatal traffic crash occurred the evening of Tuesday, December 6th around 5:50 PM along US Route 45, southbound, just south...

From the Illinois State Police: As of 10:00 PM, US Route 45, just south of Tolono in Champaign County (Road 600 North) is now re-open   Earlier: As of 6:15 PM, US Route 45, just south of Tolono i...

An architect wants to install four giant pig balloons to cover up the Trump name on the side of the president-elect's Chicago hotel. New World Design says installation of the gold-colored pigs would "...

(Washington, DC) -- U.S. manufacturing is continuing to pick up steam. The Commerce Department says demand for items made in the USA has notched its biggest increase in more than a year. Factory order...

(Indianapolis, IN) -- A southern Indiana farm is still under a quarantine after a bull tested positive for anthrax. Regulators at the Indiana Board of Animal Health say there's no widespread health co...

(Owasso, OK) -- National Steak and Poultry is recalling nearly two million pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products. The Oklahoma company says the chicken might be under-cooked and contain bacterial pa...

The Jasper County Junior High band and 5th and 6th grade band students are ready to treat you to a parent's night out on December 10th from 5:00-9:00 p.m. You get a much-needed date night, and your ki...

World-renowned human genetics educator Sam Rhine will host a Genetics Update Conference at Lake Land College, December 9th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There is a $20 registration fee per person, but ...