Local Headlines

‘Let us play!’: Illinois prep players rally for fall sports

September 21, 2020 Local Headlines

CHICAGO (AP) — Parents and players have protested outside a state building in Chicago, pleading wi... Read More

Rail Safety Week begins across the state

September 21, 2020 Local Headlines, North Central Illinois Update

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police and a number of railroad organ... Read More

USDA plans additional $14B for farmers reeling from virus

September 21, 2020 Local Headlines, North Central Illinois Update

Farm workers, drivers reminded of harvest safety measures

September 21, 2020 Local Headlines, North Central Illinois Update

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials are reminding drivers and workers in the agriculture i... Read More

Douglas statue comes down, but Lincoln had racist views, too

September 21, 2020 Local Headlines

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials plan ... Read More

Mendota High School adjusts to in-person pandemic learning

September 20, 2020 Local Headlines, North Central Illinois Update

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Positivity rate down statewide as Illinois reports 14 more COVID-19 deaths

September 20, 2020 Local Headlines, North Central Illinois Update

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Nurses end strike at University of Illinois Hospital

September 20, 2020 Local Headlines

CHICAGO (AP) — A strike by hundreds of nurses has ended at University of Illinois Hospital in Chic... Read More

Fire destroys historic home in DePue

September 20, 2020 Local Headlines, North Central Illinois Update

DEPUE – A home that formerly was known as Rose Hill Manor was dest... Read More

Burglaries reported in Streator Saturday

September 20, 2020 Local Headlines, North Central Illinois Update

STREATOR – A home and a business were both burglarized over the we... Read More