Category Archives: Local News
Details Released in LLCC Baseball Player Crash
Details have been released on the crash in which a Lincoln Land Community College baseball player died early Wednesday morning. Livingston County Coroner Michael Renner said 20-year-old Michael Robers...
May 01, 2026 Police lights (Credit: Max Fleischmann; UnSplash)
Unemployment Ticks Up in March
The March unemployment rate in Illinois was 5.1 percent, up one-tenth of a percentage point from February and up a half-percentage point from a year ago according to figures released Thursday by the U...
May 01, 2026 Kevin Smith / CC
Bailey Calls for Repeal of the SAFE-T Act
Republican candidate for governor and former State Senator Darren Bailey held a news conference at the Statehouse on Thursday to call for the SAFE-T Act's repeal. Bailey's six-point proposal would kee...
May 01, 2026 Photo caption: Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey holds a news conference at the Illinois
Peace Officers Memorial outside the Capitol in Springfield on Thursday, April 30, 2026.
(Capitol News Illinois by Jenna Schweikert
Bill Protecting the Privacy of Those Using Certain Medications Moves Forward
A bill aimed at protecting the privacy of people using medication for gender-affirming care is moving forward at the Statehouse. Capitol News Illinois reports the legislation would remove testosterone...
May 01, 2026 Devon / Depositphotos.com
Illinois Accountability Commission Releases Their Final Report
A state board unanimously voted Thursday to approve a 204-page report detailing its investigations into misconduct by on-duty federal immigration agents amid Operation Midway Blitz. Capital News Illin...
May 01, 2026
Women's Pro Baseball League Unveils Schedule for Inaugural Season
The Women's Pro Baseball League has released the schedule for its inaugural season. The league which features 4 teams representing New York, Boston, San Francisco, and LA will begin play at Robin Robe...
Apr 30, 2026 MicEnin / Depositphotos.com
Mt. Zion Teen Pleads Not Guilty to Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
Spencer Price, 19 of Mt. Zion has pleaded not guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material. Price was charged in Macon County Circuit Court with eight counts of the crime. He was also charged with...
Apr 30, 2026 Police lights (Credit: Scott Rodgerson; UnSplash)
Portions of Stanton Street to Close on Friday May 1st
Starting Friday a segment of Stanton Street will be closed. The segment between Bluebird Court and Normandy Road will be closed for installation of a new water main. According to CWLP the work is expe...
Apr 30, 2026 Road work sign
Logan County Bord Sends Ordinance Regulating Data Centers to Zoning Board of Appeals
The Logan County Board on Wednesday voted to send development of an ordinance regulating data centers back to the county's Zoning Board of Appeals. The Logan County Board did not extend a current mora...
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Five EF-1 Tornadoes Part of Monday's Severe Weather
The National Weather Service at Lincoln confirmed five EF-1 tornadoes were part of the severe weather system that moved through Central Illinois on Monday evening. The first tornado traveled near Moun...
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