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MATTOON - As of July 1st, the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center will no longer hire nicotine users. Prospective employees will be scanned for nicotine, and users will be denied jobs. Bernie Ranchero, More>>
HOOPESTON - Fire investigators are assessing the damage done from a major fire at a used tire plant. More>>
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The Illinois Legislature has decided to create a committee to address the state's $97 billion pension crisis.The House on a voice vote Wednesday agreed to form a bipartisan conference More>>
MATTOON - Some members of the Mattoon Police Department will soon be heading to Bryant, Arkansas to honor an officer injured during a shootout.Bryant, Arkansas Officer Scott Johnson was the first on the More>>
SPRINGFIELD - Dress code changes could be in store for the two newest elementary schools in Springfield Public School District 186.The school board is now considering to make uniforms a requirement at More>>
The American Medical Association, the nation's largest association of physicians, is re-classifying obesity as a disease.The AMA says obesity is a disease that requires treatment and prevention efforts.Obesity More>>
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois lawmakers have convened a special session in Springfield, where they're expected to move ahead with plans to form a committee to deal with pensions.Moving to committee More>>
DECATUR - The Fourth District Appellate Court has affirmed the First Degree murder conviction of Defendant Jeremiah L. Campbell. Campbell was convicted in February of 2011 of the First Degree murder More>>
SANGAMON COUNTY - The following note is from the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, regarding the Sangamon County Fair:Due to traffic delays and congestion in the recent past, the Sangamon County Sheriff's More>>
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Central Illinois authorities say they've found the body of a missing Springfield area man who disappeared more than two weeks ago. Timothy "Mo" Ryan's body was found yesterday More>>
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois state lawmakers are back at work today to try to fix the $97 billion pension crisis.Governor Pat Quinn called lawmakers back to Springfield for a special session after the legislature More>>
URBANA - After working for the City of Urbana for 24 years, Accounting Supervisor Liz Walden will officially be let go come July 1st. The termination was announced officially during Monday night's city More>>
CHAMPAIGN - Locals say monthly neighborhood meetings are likely the reason violence has been on the decline in the neighborhood. Amy Revilla, President of the United Garden Hills Neighborhood Association, More>>
FORSYTH - A local motorcycle association is working to help a young boy with cancer. Carson Brown, 10, was diagnosed with brain cancer at just 16 months old. Today, the cancer has spread to his spine. More>>
CHAMPAIGN - After applying nearly one year ago, C-U at Home, a Champaign-based organization that aides the homeless, is now an official non-profit. Executive Director Melany Jackson says she received More>>
The Champaign County Coroner says 54 year old, Michael S. Williams died Friday from injuries sustained during a fall on June 10th at the Beverly Cinemas in Champaign. The coroner says Williams fell from More>>
CHAMPAIGN - Calling himself the "biggest" Blackhawks fan "by heart," Taylor Battle is working to prove it. In honor of the Stanley Cup game, Battle painted the team's logo across his entire front lawn More>>
Springfield - With temperatures in the low to mid 90'sm, and the sun beating down Wednesday, people at Knight's Action Park in Springfield were doing whatever they could to stay cool. Staying cool can More>>
Springfield - The medical industry has transformed the workforce in the capital city. With St. Johns and Memorial Hospitals ever expanding on Springfield's north side, the Central Illinois Community Blood More>>
Springfield - If you've been to the dentist office you know that a trip to the dentist chair can become quite expensive. On Friday, Advanced Dental Care of Springfield provided adults over 18 with free More>>
Springfield – Police in Springfield uncover drugs in a cars air vent. More>>
Springfield - The area has definitely seen its fair share of severe weather the last few weeks, and a big part of the recovery has been volunteers from the American Red Cross, and now they say the need More>>
Springfield - The discussion to bring high speed rails to the capitol city has been a long one, and now that there's an intergovernmental agreement that dream could soon take one step closer to becoming More>>
CHAMPAIGN -- It may soon cost more to shop in Champaign. Champaign City Council will vote on raising the city's sales tax to nine percent. Critics of the rate increase say the 0.25% rate increase will More>>
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