Local Headlines

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that in response to a sharp drop in the demand for COVID-19 testing services at the ten Community-Based Testing Sites, operations will end on March 31. The sites are currently handling less than one percent of the tests being

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that in response to a sharp drop in the demand for COVID-19 testing services at the ten Community-Based Testing Sites, operations will end on March 31. The sites are currently handling less than one percent of the tests being

    PERU – Peru Police Chief Robert Pyzska commended the community for their support in this year’s Cops for Cancer fundraising event. The event was the first since the COVID-19 pandemic, making history, surpassing its goal, raising close to $160,000 in just two days. Alec

A federal judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump and legal adviser John Eastman ‘likely’ committed federal felonies in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol by radical Trump supporters. U.S. District Judge David Carter wrote in his 44-page ruling

On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into a law a controversial measure restricting what can be taught in classrooms on gender identity or sexual orientation, which critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. DeSantis signed House Bill 1557, officially known as the

PEORIA – Illinois Senate Deputy Minority Leader Sue Rezin (R-Morris) has criticized Illinois Democrats for legislation that fell short of funding the $4.5 billion Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund debt, which she claimed could lead to one of the largest tax increases on Illinois employers

SPRING VALLEY – A dog park will be coming to Spring Valley.  Casford Park, located north of Illinois River on Spaulding Street, will have a fenced in area, benches and trash receptacles.   The city said they would like to be able to add additional pet friendly toys to the park and more

BUREAU – A Bureau County man has been arrested on Involuntary Manslaughter charges after an investigation into an incident that ended with the death of a man in Bureau. The Bureau County Sheriff’s Office announced that 53-year-old Billy Raye Tillotson was charged after the January

  SPRINGFIELD – Illinois legislators are moving forward on a bill that could provide a tax credit to volunteer fire fighters and EMS personnel across the state. The proposal seeks to provide a $500 state income tax credit to those who earn less than $10,000 in stipends for their