Category Archives: Local News

Lake Land College is now accepting nominations for awards to be announced in spring 2017. The Distinguished Service Award and the Alumnus Achievement Award are set to be presented at the 2017 Commence...

See what all is happening at the Champaign Gun Show. Admission is $5. Stop by tables and see what they have to offer. There will be many vendors there with many new and used products. The event will s...

Those at the Y want to provide the community with the opportunity to workout before the big meal! Thanksgiving Day at the Y includes a Bare Bones Turkey Trot and the Early Bird Event which includes se...

Reservations are due this Sunday (11/20) for a fundraising dinner and play for the Charleston High School scholastic bowl team. The event will be held at the Charleston Masonic Lodge on November 26th....

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner's office says state workers are now going to have to clock 40-hours in a week before they can get overtime. And state workers are furious. Hundreds of public workers acr...

The unemployment rate is up slightly in Illinois. Data released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security shows the jobless rate last month jumped point-one-percent. Officials say job growth i...

Illinois' largest employee union wants Governor Rauner to return to the bargaining table and negotiate a new contract. Thousands of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees protest...

A new police station is in the works for the city of Effingham. The city proposed the new facility in early November. The project would be constructed with the help from $9.5 million worth of bonds. E...

Temperatures dropped more than 20 degrees across the area Saturday, bringing the coldest air we've seen so far this season. Saturday also marks the final day of Winter Preparedness Week. As part of th...

According to WCIA online, many communities are concerned for the domestic violence happening around them. Many orders of protection are filed on a daily basis, but actually getting them court approved...