Category Archives: Local News

Poll Gives Clinton 9-Point Lead Ahead Of Final Debate (New York, NY) -- A new national poll gives Hillary Clinton a big lead over Donald Trump as they get set to square off for their final presidentia...

Protesters Hold Rally Outside Trump Tower (Chicago, IL) -- Demonstrators in Chicago continue to show their disdain for Donald Trump. Around two-hundred protesters gathered yesterday outside the city's...

Chicago Surpasses 600 Homicides This Year (Chicago, IL) -- Chicago owns a gruesome milestone in relation to its murder rate. The city has recorded its 600th homicide this year, which outdistances the ...

Hand, Foot And Mouth Disease Reported At U Of I (Champaign, IL) -- There's a viral infection going around on the University of Illinois campus. The "Champaign News-Gazette" reports there have been mor...

2015 Illinois College Grads Average $29K In Loan Debt (Undated) -- A new study shows two-thirds of recent graduates of Illinois colleges and universities have student debt. A survey done by the Instit...

HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital is concerned about the health of the community. Because of this, St. Anthony's has made the pledge to help increase colorectal cancer screening rates by supporting...

Plane Makes Unexpected Landing At Willard Airport (Savoy, IL) -- No one is hurt after a plane was forced to land at Willard Airport in Savoy. Officials say an aircraft heading from Chicago to Arkansas...

The Charleston Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a structure fire at 1513 20th Street at 8:55 a.m. According to Chief Steve Bennett, when crews arrived on scene they found smoke emanating ...

Would you like to meet a real life author of a young adult book? Join us Wednesday, October 26, at 4:00 in the Zone. Jeri Baird, former resident of Charleston, is the author of the new young adult boo...

HSHS Hospice Southern Illinois offers a cancer support group called Compassionate Healing and Awareness of Thoughts (C.H.A.T.), facilitated by HSHS Hospice Southern Illinois Bereavement Counselor Madd...