Category Archives: Local News

The Illinois Supreme Court wants to make sure people don't sit in jail because they can't pay their fines or make bail. But counties across the state worry the court's good idea will cost them a lot o...

According to CNN, The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Inspection Service has announced that Tyson Foods has voluntarily recalled more than 130,000 pounds of cooked chicken nuggets after a c...

Laker Athletics will honor two new members to the Athletics Hall of Fame during the inaugural Laker Homecoming weekend. The newest members of the Lake Land College Athletics Hall of Fame are Jenna Bra...

Trump Singles Out Chicago's Violence During Debate (Hempstead, NY) -- Donald Trump continues to single out Chicago when discussing law enforcement reform in the country. In the first presidential deba...

Donald And Ivanka Trump Campaigning In Illinois Tomorrow (Undated) -- Two members of the Trump family will be campaigning in Illinois tomorrow. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his dau...

Vigil Tonight To Honor Victims Of Shooting Near U of I (Champaign, IL) -- Community members will be honoring the victims of the deadly shooting over the weekend near the University ofIllinois' Champai...

The Teutopolis State Bank Fund has awarded $500 to the Andrew Gobczynski Big Heart Foundation. The grant will be used to fund heart testing for sophomore athletes at Effingham County Schools. The foun...

Sunny and breezy today, with a high of 75 Clear tonight, with a low of 50 Partly sunny and cooler tomorrow, with a high of 64 Cloudy and 50 tomorrow night Scattered showers on Thursday, otherwise, par...

The annual fall demolition derby returns to the Cumberland County Fairgrounds Saturday, October 1st. Modified and stock full-size cars; stock mid-size; compact stock; small pickup and suv; truck class...

The Embarras Volunteer Stewards will be working at Hannah Eads Woods, on West Hayes in Charleston, this Saturday (10/1) from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. If you'd like to volunteer, they recommend sturdy f...