Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release It's Official: NASCAR Cup Series Race at World Wide Technology Raceway (WWTR) Named 'Enjoy Illinois 300' MADISON, ILL. (March 14, 2022) - With less than 100 days until the green ...

For Immediate Release 2022 Flood Safety Week in Illinois SPRINGFIELD - Flooding is the most common disaster across the country and can threaten almost every community in Illinois. The Illinois Emergen...

Teacher Found Dead At Riverton High School (Riverton, IL) -- Riverton High School is mourning the loss of a popular science teacher. David Dressel was found dead at the school Saturday morning. An aut...

For Immediate Release - March 14, 2022 Red Cross testing blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies ST. LOUIS, Mo. (March 14, 2022) - For a limited time, the American Red Cross has resumed testing all bl...

For Immediate Release - March 14, 2022 Illinois State Police Announce Results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement Patrols Pesotum - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Acting Captain ...

For Immediate Release - March 13, 2022 Larson named Superintendent of Distinction by IASA Paris Union School District No. 95 Superintendent Jeremy Larson was recently named Superintendent of Distincti...

Seven Shot On Chicago South Side (Chicago, IL) -- No one is in custody following a mass shooting on Chicago's South Side. Police say a car pulled up to a group of people who were standing outside of t...

For Release Governor Pritzker Announces the 2022 Order of Lincoln Recipients CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker today announced the 2022 recipients of the Order of Lincoln, the state's highest honor for p...

For Release Legionella Bacteria Detected at Two Department of Corrections Facilities SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Department of Corrections (IDOC) today announced ...

Illinois AG Highlights $750K Grant To Support Victims Of Sexual Assault (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is highlighting a nearly 750-thousand federal grant that will provide imp...