Category Archives: Local News

Karmeier Takes Gavel As Chief Justice (Springfield, IL) -- There is a new chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. Today in Springfield, Justice Lloyd Karmeier is being sworn in for a three-year t...

PARCC Test Results Mixed (Springfield, IL) -- New results of the controversial PARCC test of Illinois schools are showing a mixed bag of results. More than half of the state schools made gains in the ...

16 Killed, Over Three Dozen Wounded In Chicago Weekend Shootings (Chicago, IL) -- Chicago is coming off a very bloody weekend. The "Sun Times" reports at least 16-people were killed and over three doz...

One Stop Community Christmas (OSCC) will assist those in need in Coles, Cumberland, Shelby, Douglas, Moultrie, Edgar and Clark counties this 2016 Christmas Season. To sign up for assistance, you must ...

St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Dorans will host its annual roast beef supper this Saturday (11/5) from 4:30-7:00 p.m. A silent auction will also be held. Membership is not required. It's open to all.

Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Effingham, Moultrie, Shelby, Clay, Christian, Fayette and Montgomery will benefit from a grant of more than $2 million. Senator Dick Durbin announced the gi...

A Jewett man faces multiple charges following an accident near Greenup last night. Illinois State Police say 27-year-old Brandon Todd was southbound on 1450th, four-miles south of Greenup, when he los...

Two people were injured in an ATV accident yesterday morning near Martinsville. According to the Illinois State Police, a four-wheeler driven by 21-year-old Taylor Loftis, of Casey, was eastbound on 1...

11 Year Old Boy Killed In ATV Crash (Zeigler, IL) -- Loved ones are saddened after an eleven-year-old boy was killed in an ATV crash in Southern Illinois. Authorities say the accident happened Saturda...

Kirk Comments About Duckworth Family History Cost Him Endorsements (Chicago, IL) -- U.S. Senator Mark Kirk is losing endorsements because of comments made in a recent debate regarding his opponent. Th...