LOCAL CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DISPLAYS

(NEWTON) The Newton Christmas Lights Display will be clicked on for the first time this coming Friday evening and then be lit up each weekend through Christmas Day night. The […]

FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH INVESTIGATION (11/19/2023)

(EFFINGHAM) The Illinois State Police Troop 9 is continuing to investigate a fatal traffic crash that occurred at around 7:00 or 8:00 last night along Interstate 57 at milepost 173, […]

ILLINOIS STATE NEWS (11/20/2023)

(CHICAGO) While Chicago has introduced a budget that includes an additional $150 million to help shelter and care for non-citizen migrants, Governor J.B. Pritzker late last week announced an additional […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL (11/17/2023)

OLNEY/NEWTON) in High School Football coming up tomorrow – Here’s some of the Semi-Final matchups involving downstate teams CLASS 2A CLASS 3A CLASS 4A CLASS 6A The winners advance their respective State […]

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (11/17/2023)

(NEWTON) in Girls High School Basketball last night – Newton lost at Robinson 51-42 in the varsity game. The Lady Eagles were led in scoring by Camryn Martin with 20 points. Lilly […]

BLOOD DRIVES (11/17/2023)

(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a statewide Emergency Appeal for Blood in place, the American Red Cross as asking all donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity. In […]

ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (11/17/2023)

(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Thursday that the unemployment rate increased to 4.6% in October. The national unemployment rate was 3.9% in October, slightly up from the previous […]

GIRLS JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL (11/16/2023)

(OLNEY) in Girls Junior High Basketball last night – the Middle School Lady Cubs swept two on the road at Centralia Led by Aliyah Flittner and her 14 points Led […]