Category Archives: Local News

Trespasser Arrested On U Of I Property (Urbana, IL) -- A 21-year-old Rantoul man is facing charges after being found asleep in an office at the Roger Adams Laboratory. Officers say Chase Henson was fo...

Highland Woman Who Faked Breast Cancer, Genetic Disorders Pleads Guilty (East St. Louis, IL) -- A Highland woman is admitting to falsely claiming she had breast cancer and genetic disorders to defraud...

State Changing Student Vaccination Requirements (Peoria, IL) -- The Illinois State Board of Education is changing its student vaccination requirements. The ISBE says families who choose not to return ...

Waverly Principals Resign After Superintendent Reinstated (Waverly, IL) -- The principals of both Waverly schools are resigning after the district's superintendent has been reinstated. Dustin Day retu...

Big Early Voter Turnout In Illinois With Three Weeks Left (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is experiencing big early voting turnout with three weeks left before Election Day. The state Board of Elections...

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS, including Woodford-Tazewell-McLean-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-...

There was another in-home death in Fayette County today, the sixth in seven days. The body of 70-year-old Kristine Robertson was discovered in her home in rural Beecher City. The death appeared to be ...

Effingham Police are asking for information regarding the discovery of a man's body in an apartment. A welfare check this morning led to them finding 32-year-old Dylan Gordon deceased. Authorities wou...

For Immediate Release - October 13, 2020 Pritzker Administration Announces $100 Million Milestone in Cannabis Revenue Collected Following the legalization of adult-use cannabis on January 1, 2020, the...

For Immediate Release - October 13, 2020 Pritzker Administration to Spend Additional $1Million in Final Weeks of Census Outreach CHICAGO - The Pritzker administration today announced an additional $1 ...