Category Archives: Local News

State Does Poorly In Recovering Unemployment Overpayments (Springfield, IL) -- According to the U.S. Labor Department, Illinois ranks at the bottom when it comes to reclaiming unemployment benefits th...

Rauner Condemns Trump Remarks, Mum On Vote (Chicago, IL) -- While many top Republicans across the country are shunning Donald Trump in the wake of his lewd comments about women, Governor Bruce Rauner ...

The University of Illinois is the seventh largest public university in America. And school officials say they don't have that much more room to grow. The U of I says a record freshman class of 76-hund...

The "Celebrating Our Community" local artists and vendor's fair will be held in Hindsboro October 16th from 1 to 5pm at the Hindsboro Civic Center. There will be lots of unique items for sale includin...

Illinoisans are being allowed to register to vote on Election Day this year. Attorney General Lisa Madigan said on Friday that court filings and arguments aren't over on the issue, but won't be settle...

Illinois courts handling juvenile cases are being directed to stop routine shackling of young suspects. The Illinois Supreme court announced last week it's banning the practice. Advocates for ending t...

According to a recent press release from Illinois State Police District 10, a two vehicle injury crash occurred along North Staley Road at US Route 150 in Champaign County the evening of Monday, Octob...

Make plans for a night out with friends. Support Special Olympics Illinois of East Central Area 9, with the 7th Annual Taste of Something Special returning to The Walkway in Mattoon this Thursday, Oct...

Eight fire departments responded to a barn fire between Stewardson and Strasburg yesterday morning. According to reports, the blaze consumed the Probst cattle farm's largest barn, claiming approximate...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A new study of Illinois farmers has found that they are worried about property damage caused by feral hogs. Researchers from the Illinois Natural History Survey said that they r...