Category Archives: Overnights

Durbin: American Rescue Plan Will Help Illinois Children Escape Poverty
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says the recently passed American Rescue Plan will help 338-thousand Illinois children escape poverty. The Illinois Democrat referred yesterday to the expanded child tax credi...
MyRadioLink Mar 30, 2021 Mark Goebel / CC

Illinois Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Clean Energy Plan
Illinois lawmakers are proposing a bipartisan effort at a clean energy plan. The plan was introduced yesterday and has the support of unions across the state. The aim of the Climate Union Jobs Act is ...
MyRadioLink Mar 30, 2021

Illinois Vaccine Count Tops 270 Thousand Doses
The numbers continue to increase for Illinois' coronavirus vaccine count. As of last week, the Illinois Department of Public Health said they have delivered 269 thousand doses to over 126 thousand peo...
MyRadioLink Jan 04, 2021 NIAID / CC

Nearly 4500 New COVID Cases Reported In Illinois
The number of COVID-19 cases in Illinois is inching closer to one-million. State health officials reported yesterday nearly 45-hundred new cases of the coronavirus, including 81 additional deaths. Cur...
MyRadioLink Jan 04, 2021 sergio santos / CC

Coles County Correctional Officer Accused Of Sexual Misconduct
A correctional officer in Coles County is accused of sexual misconduct involving a female jail inmate. The Coles County Sheriff's Office reported last week that they are aware of the allegation agains...
MyRadioLink Jan 04, 2021

Durbin Sworn Into Fifth Term As U.S. Senator
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is beginning his fifth term in office. The Illinois Democrat was sworn into office yesterday. He was escorted to his swearing in on the Senate floor by U.S. Senator Tammy Duck...
MyRadioLink Jan 04, 2021 David / CC

Olney Crash Results in the Death of Two
Two women were killed when a drunk driver crashed into a bar in Olney Saturday. According to the Illinois State Police, 60-year-old Michael Mattox, of Dundas struck the outdoor patio portion of Deuce'...
MyRadioLink Dec 28, 2020 Tony Webster / CC

IL State House District 110 Winner Announced
Chris Miller has been announced as the winner of the Illinois State House District 110 seat. Chris Miller (R) (i) 31,322 76% Kody Czerwonka (I) 9,771 24%
MyRadioLink Nov 04, 2020

Joe Biden Wins Minnesota
(St. Paul, MN) -- NBC News projects Joe Biden is the winner of the 2020 presidential election in Minnesota. The state has been a Democratic stronghold for decades, though Trump hoped to flip it this e...
MyRadioLink Nov 04, 2020

President Trump Wins Florida
(Tallahassee, FL) -- NBC News projects President Trump is the winner of the 2020 presidential election in Florida. The Sunshine State is typically a key swing state, and polls have shown it as a toss ...
MyRadioLink Nov 04, 2020