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Chicago- Attorney General Lisa Madigan warned donors today to watch out for fundraising scams helping the victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes. More>>
Springfield -- Buckle up, take your time and don't get behind the wheel if you've been drinking alcohol. More>>
Piatt County Deputies hope to have solved a string of burglaries that spanned two years. More>>
Danville, IL - Danville police are investigating two overnight shootings that sent three people to the hospital and left one individual dead. More>>
Sullivan - People in Sullivan are cleaning up after storms hit last night. More>>
Peoria -- Jurors are expected to return to court in the trial of a man charged with beating five members of a central Illinois to death in 2009. More>>
Normal -- School officials and some students say a ban on smoking in high traffic areas at Illinois State University is going smoothly so far. More>>
Vandalia-- Illinois State Police say five people were killed and six others injured when a van in which they were riding left a southern Illinois freeway and overturned several times. More>>
Chicago -- Gov. Pat Quinn says he's reviewing a bill that would legalize the medical use of marijuana. More>>
Bloomington -- The father of a central Illinois teenager who pulled a gun in his class and fired shots into the ceiling has admitted giving the boy the weapon. More>>
Peoria -- A former girlfriend of Christopher Harris says he acted normally and had only a small blister on one hand the day after the deaths of five people he is charged with killing. More>>
Taylorville – The Taylorville elementary schools' track meet has been around for 43 years. More>>
Danville – The city of Danville has mad a deal on electric aggregation, but it is not as good a deal as other cities have gotten. More>>
Shelbyville – The State Fire Marshal is still investigating Monday night's fire that destroyed a part of downtown Shelbyville. More>>
Coles County – Police are trying to find a group of men that are stealing payroll checks and cashing them in the Central Illinois area. More>>
Mount Pulaski – The fundraising drive continues to restore an old courthouse in Logan County. More>>
Danville – A crash takes the life of a Danville man. More>>
Charleston – Police arrest a Kankakee man for a slew of charges related to domestic battery that caused a car accident. More>>
Peoria -- Jurors are set to hear a seventh day of testimony in the trial of a man charged with killing five members of a central Illinois family with a tire iron. More>>
Lincoln – A new swimming pool facility complete with a water slide and lap pool, could soon come to Lincoln. More>>
Shelbyville – Three businesses and three apartments were heavily damaged in an evening fire. More>>
Danville – Nearly two hundred homes in Danville are considered vacant, that's just a fraction of the nearly six hundred homes that are unoccupied. More>>
Chicago -- Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon says she supports a bill that would allow the medical use of marijuana in Illinois. More>>
Peoria – Today the Christopher Harris murder trial continues. More>>
A local landmark destroyed by a fire in March. A restaurant that people from across Central Illinois would visit for its food and car decor, but that will no longer be the case, Ted's Garage will stay More>>
Peoria -- The trial of the man accused of killing five members of central Illinois family is set to resume. More>>
Normal -- Illinois State University has chosen a new president. More>>
Hoopeston – An autopsy is set this afternoon for a Hoopeston man killed in a crash yesterday. More>>
Effingham – The police in Effingham have released more information about a stabbing that left a 52 year old man dead. More>>
Stanford -- A body found in a rural area of central Illinois has been identified as that of a missing Bloomington woman. More>>
Effingham – Police are investigating a stabbing death that took place early Tuesday morning. More>>
Picture provided by ALMH: From L-R: Shelley Gray, RN, Jessica Spiedel and Marty Ahrends, ALHFoundation Executive DirectorLincoln - A check representing collective donor gifts of $8332.21 from the Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation's Dr. Wayne J. Schall Hospice Fund was recently presented. More>>
Sweetwater – New details in a death investigation for a shooting that happened back in March. More>>
Chicago - Gov. Pat Quinn says income tax revenue for 2013 will top forecasts by $1.3 billion. He says he'll put the money toward the billions the state owes in unpaid bills. More>>
Shelbyville – An update for boaters as the weather gets warmer. More>>
Peoria -- Jury selection in the trial of a man accused of beating to death a central Illinois couple and three of their children has gone slower than expected. More>>
Mattoon – After a week long trial, a Mattoon man is convicted of killing another during a motel robbery. More>>
It's rare to happen once. To Becky Cox, it happened twice. "They're basically a normal child stuck in a disabled body," Becky said. Both of her daughters, Gabby and Cashlynn, are diagnosed with Spinal More>>
A prison inmate who assaulted a Danville Correctional Center guard was one of about 100 inmates housed temporarily in the penitentiary's gymnasium. More>>
Manchester – We now know more about what may have lead to the murders of five family members last month in a tiny Scott County town. More>>
Pana – A Pana woman pleads guilty in the deaths of two women and her baby son. More>>
Belleville -- A Missouri-based supermarket chain faces a potential class-action lawsuit in Illinois related to a security breach affecting up to 2.4 million credit and debit cards of its customers. More>>
Ford County – County Circuit Clerk, Kim Evans warns of a telephone scam. More>>
Peoria -- Interviews will enter a third day to seat a jury in the trial of a man accused of using a tire iron to beat to death a central Illinois couple and three of their children. More>>
Roodhouse-- Family and friends are saying their final farewells to a pregnant woman and four other family members shot to death last week in the small central Illinois town of Manchester. More>>
Charleston – Police responded to 2nd and Pierce in Charleston regarding a fight in progress involving a firearm. More>>
Mattoon – Jury selection has begun for 25 year old Joshua Mefford. More>>
Charleston – Police are investigating after shots were fired last night. More>>
Chicago -- State and federal officials are collecting information to assess Illinois' flood damage. The data collected will go into Gov. Pat Quinn's request for federal assistance. More>>
Tuscola – Three young teens are facing charges for vandalizing a Douglas County Cemetery. More>>
Manchester – Friends and family remembered the five people murdered in Manchester last week. More>>
Peoria -- The trial for the first of two brothers charged in the brutal killings of a central Illinois family is slated to begin later in the day. More>>
Hudson -- Police in central Illinois say they've located the body of a Normal man who went missing two weeks ago. More>>
Shelbyville - A big fan of WAND and an even bigger fan of the Chicago Cubs shared her love of the game with us. More>>
Clinton– Clinton Power Station operators manually took the unit offline at 8:55 a.m. CT today. More>>
Clinton – The state EPA says it will step up oversight at the Clinton landfill. More>>
Peoria-- Caterpillar Inc. is laying off about 60 employees at a plant in central Illinois as the company deals with declining profits. More>>
Normal-- Normal police officers have saved eight ducklings from a storm sewer. More>>
Mattoon – A Lerna man pleads guilty to one count of predatory criminal sexual assault, Thursday. More>>
Danville – Firefighters are investigating a fire that killed one person this morning. More>>
Chicago - Gov. Pat Quinn isn't saying whether he'd support legislation boosting the speed limit on Illinois interstates and tollways. More>>
Taylorville – A retired Taylorville doctor was rued competent to stand trail on federal charges. More>>
Lake Shelbyville – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville has reported high water conditions at the lake. More>>
Springfield -- A hospital says the lone survivor of a shooting spree that left five members of a central Illinois family dead is improving. More>>
Mattoon – Police arrest 19 year old Nathaniel Riegel for allegedly possessing a 9MM handgun. More>>
Manchester – Autopsies are set for today, for the murder suspect and the five people killed in the small Scott County town of Manchester. More>>
Manchester – The suspect, who killed 5 and left one in critical condition was identified this afternoon. More>>
BREAKING NEWS: FIVE MURDERED IN MANCHESTER. At 4:30 a.m., Illinois State Police called to housing complex on East Street in Manchester. Five murder victims were found. More>>
Bement -- A historic site in central Illinois is using lamps to take a step back in time. More>>
Chicago -- An Illinois state senator has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor after being accused last year of trying to board a flight with a gun. More>>
Manchester - Authorities are investigating the slayings of five people whose bodies were found in a house in the tiny Scott County community of Manchester. More>>
Normal-- A Normal Community High School teacher has been honored for tackling and subduing a student who pulled a gun in class last year and fired shots into the ceiling. More>>
Taylorville - For many high school juniors and seniors, their attention right now is focused on prom, but for police, their attention turns to students experimenting underage drinking, as well as drinking More>>
Springfield - An incentive package for a new $1 billion fertilizer plant for Tuscola has cleared the Illinois Senate on a 51-0 vote. Tuscola is competing against a location in Iowa to attract that plant. If More>>
Chicago -- Legislation designed to reduce property tax bills for Illinois seniors is now law. More>>
Hillsboro - A grand jury in Illinois has indicted a Georgia truck driver in the death of an Illinois state trooper. More>>
Danville – The Mass Transit Center could have a new three million dollar transit facility coming to downtown. More>>
Chicago -- Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says Earth Day is a good reminder that Illinois motorists can go green by registering to receive vehicle renewal notices via email. More>>
Paris – Hundreds of new jobs are coming to Central Illinois. More>>
Danville -- An eastern Illinois community college is considering suspending three sports and raising tuition as it scrambles for money. More>>
The Sheriff's Office will kick off "YOUR ACTIONS MATTER!" More>>
The hum of sump pumps rang throughout Villa Grove, along with the squishing of mud and the trickle of water. "We got a bunch of rain, a bunch of water," said Justin Hutchison a Villa Grove resident. "Flooded More>>
Due to rapidly rising waters, local officials have requested the Red Cross open shelters for flood evacuees. More>>
Danville - Presence United Samaritans Medical Center's HALO Project and the Vermilion County Health Department invite citizens to the first ever Let's Walk Vermilion County. More>>
Mundelein, Ill. (AP) -- The Illinois Liquor Control Commission has started a new underage drinking awareness program. More>>
Chicago (AP) -- State health officials are urging parents to make sure their children have received all their recommended vaccinations. More>>
Oakwood – An Oakwood teen is dead after a car crash early this morning. More>>
Tuscola - Douglas County Crimestoppers has received an anonymous donation of $5,000 to be awarded to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator(s) responsible for the damage to property at the Tuscola Township Cemetery. More>>
Tuscola - The Illinois General Assembly is expected to vote on an incentive package for a new fertilizer plant before the end of the week. Tuscola is competing against Mitchell County, Iowa for that plant. The More>>
The last week has been filled with storms, and a lot of hail has been seen along with them. More>>
Springfield - The Illinois Office of Executive Inspector General rips former Democratic Congressman David Phelps for violating state ethics rules and policies. A report cites Phelps work as assistant director More>>
Pana - For many, Pana is a quiet peaceful community that sees very little crime. However, an early morning stabbing Saturday has rocked the foundation of this town. Putting some in disbelief and shock More>>
Clark County – A firefighter in Clark County dies on his way to a rural fire. More>>
Peoria, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka says the ever-long list of vendors waiting on payments from the state means taxpayers have to pay interest and their money is being "flushed away." More>>
Chicago (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn says there's nothing wrong with waiting until the last minute to file tax returns. More>>
Normal, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois State University is including free motorcycle safety courses among its summer and fall class offerings. More>>
Chicago (AP) -- Hollywood actors and Chicago natives John Cusack and Joan Cusack remembered famed film critic Roger Ebert as one of the city's icons. More>>
Shelby County – The Shelby County board voted to add auxiliary officers to the sheriff's department. More>>
Mattoon – Police make an arrest on an outstanding warrant for possession of methamphetamine. More>>
The third grade class has been raising money to help maintain the town's historic courthouse. More>>
Paxton, Ill. (AP) -- The old sheriff's home and jail in downtown Paxton has been deteriorating for years, but new owners plan to change that. More>>
Springfield - Representatives of a company that wants to build a new fertilizer plant in eastern Illinois or Iowa have met with Illinois officials to talk about tax breaks. David Streicker is a lobbyist More>>
Danville – 2,810 high school students from 12 high schools in Vermilion County shared their attitudes and health behaviors through the 2012 I Sing the Body Electric Youth Risk Behavior health survey. More>>
Nokomis Area Fire Prot. DistrictNokomis – The Nokomis Fire Protection District will be able to fight fires and help rescue people from car accidents more efficiently with new equipment. More>>
Mattoon – Police have arrested two people who allegedly withheld information in a murder and robbery investigation. More>>
Chicago (AP) -- Attorney General Lisa Madigan is the latest high-profile public official from Illinois to call for comprehensive immigration reform. More>>
Casey – Autopsy results are in, police are not suspecting foul play in the death of a missing Casey man. More>>
Casey – An autopsy is scheduled for this afternoon for Daniel Roscom. More>>
Clark County – Police are investigating the death of a woman found in Clark County. More>>
Chicago (AP) -- Friends and fans of acclaimed film critic Roger Ebert are lining up for his funeral outside a Catholic church in a rain-soaked downtown Chicago. More>>
Arthur - Schools all across central Illinois are feeling the affects of cuts to education by Governor Pat Quinn. Now two local districts, Atwood-Hammond and Arthur-Lovington, are hoping voters will help More>>
Monticello – Parents can head over to Bill Abbott Chrysler in Monticello to get a free child safety kit. More>>
Beason – The hearing on the case of one of two brothers accused of killing a family of five is set for today. More>>
Bloomington, Ill. (AP) -- Officials of Illinois State University have narrowed the list of candidates for the school's next president. More>>
Taylorville - Another year gone by means another year of budget cuts for the Taylorville school district. Now they're getting help from a tasty, yet Ezquuiel Camacho has been a part of the Taylorville More>>
Photo Credit shelbycountynews.netMoultrie County – A head on collision in Moultrie County this morning left one dead. More>>
Photo Credit: Frazer Harrison / GettyChicago (AP) -- The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that its film critic Roger Ebert has died. He was 70. More>>
Normal, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois State University's presidential search committee is scheduled to meet in Normal. More>>
Picture Credit: Casey Police DepartmentCasey – The search continues today for a missing man in Casey, officers combed through wooded areas today. More>>
Decatur, Ill. -- Mattoon and Bryant, Arkansas police have confirmed Thomas Ray O'Dell, wanted for murder in Mattoon, is dead.
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Heyworth, Ill. (AP) -- A business owner in the central Illinois community of Heyworth is facing felony charges after authorities say he had seven illegal video gambling machines in his bar. More>>
Danville – Visitors are restricted at Danville's Veterans Affairs Hospital, because of a small influenza outbreak. More>>
Bloomington, Ill. (AP) -- A 19-year-old McLean County man has been sentenced to life in prison for the sexual assault of three young children. More>>
Palos Heights, Ill. (AP) -- A large crowd of mourners is expected at a Palos Heights church for funeral for a 28-year-old Illinois State Police Trooper who was killed in a fiery wreck. More>>
Clinton - Investigators poured over the remains of a popular restaurant Monday after it was destroyed in an Easter Sunday fire. Ted's Garage caught fire after wind blew flames over from a burning parts More>>
Bloomington, Ill. (AP) -- The coroner in McLean County in central Illinois says she is "astronomically busy" this year and needs more space for her office to do its work. More>>
Northbrook, Ill. (AP) -- A semi-truck has slammed into an Illinois State Police squad car in Chicago's northern suburbs, killing a state trooper. More>>
Danville – Police in Danville are investigating are looking into two suspicious fires. More>>
Casey – Police in Casey continue to search for a missing man. More>>
Findlay – A long awaited renovation are underway at Eagle Creek Resort near Findlay. More>>
Danville – Another phone scam warning, Danville police want you to be aware of suspicious callers asking for money. More>>
Mattoon - The man wanted for murder in Mattoon has been spotted in Write County Missouri. More>>
Sherrard – An early morning fire in a small North-Western Illinois town kills five including four children. More>>
Mount Pulaski – The third graders are now up to over 46 hundred dollars for their fundraiser to fix up the town's courthouse. More>>
Mattoon – The Chief of Police, Jeff Branson, announced they are looking for the man they say is responsible for the murder of Benjamin Newton More>>
Clinton – A new argument against storing PCB's at a Clinton Landfill. More>>
Tuscola – New stores and jobs are headed to Central Illinois. More>>
Police responded to a home east of Sweetwater in Menard County early Tuesday morning after getting reports that people heard gunshots. More>>
Clinton – A groundbreaking in Dewitt County for Clinton's newest elementary school. More>>
Chicago (AP) -- A new analysis ranks Illinois' 102 counties by the health status of their residents. More>>
Shelbyville – The historic Chautauqua Auditorium has been saved from the wrecking ball. More>>
Mattoon - A bartender killed in Mattoon suffered a single gun shot wound to the head. That's the finding of the Coles County coroner. Mattoon Police were called to a bar called "Toasters" at 1408 Broadway More>>
Charleston – A new release shows that ratings at Eastern Illinois University have dropped. More>>
Mattoon – Authorities in Mattoon are investigating a death and robbery at a local bar around 7:30 Monday night. More>>
Charleston – A former Charleston Police Officer is behind bars after police say he sexually assaulted a 17 year old girl, is now facing charges of child pornography. More>>
Chicago (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn says there's need for improvement after the private manager of the Illinois Lottery fell short of promised profits. More>>
Logan County – The Dwight Prison is scheduled to close March 31st. More>>
Georgetown – A Central Illinois town could get a new shooting range. More>>
Villa Grove – A small Douglas County town has raised a quarter million dollars for its emergency services. More>>
The Park Meadows Baptist Church in Logan County had 19 special guests Sunday. The Dugger family from TLC's "19 Kids and Counting" was featured at the church's annual open house. The family played music More>>
A Taylorville man never imagined himself wearing a dress, wig, makeup and shaving his legs, but when it's for a good cause he said he'd do it all over again. It is snug, it's very form-fitting. I'm okay More>>
Lincoln – A local man threatens to kill President Obama. More>>
Danville – A 34 year old man will spend three consecutive life sentences in prison for killing three Danville residents in 2007. More>>
A nine-year-old boy from Bement became a hero in a matter of minutes Tuesday night. Keaton, his brother and his dad were on their way to go pickup their uncle when the unthinkable happened. "I was scared More>>
Mattoon – A fight in Mattoon lead to a stabbing. More>>
Ball-Chatham – Ten teachers will be laid off from the Ball-Chatham School District. More>>
HOOPESTON- Vermilion County Coroner Peggy Johnson has confirmed the death of Amanda Walters-Pentecost is accidental. More>>
Carlinville – A 24 year old Blackburn College students death has been ruled an over-dose off opium. More>>
Logan County – Paramedics in Logan County say they need more money to meet demands in the county. More>>
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) -- A firefighter killed while responding to a traffic accident is being remembered for his love of family, friends and career. More>>
SHELBYVILLE-A one of a kind building in Central Illinois is being threatened by the wrecking ball. More>>
Greenup – Two men accused in a string of arsons in Cumberland County made their first court appearances this morning. More>>
Clinton – A heavy load dropped on Route 51 tied up traffic this afternoon. More>>
Clinton – Firefighters believe the fire on Tuesday night, in Clinton was electrical. More>>
Collinsville, Ill. (AP) -- Ameren customers who are behind on their utility bills are being urged to take advantage of a payment plan that starts with a 10 percent down payment. More>>
Hudson, Ill. (AP) -- Authorities say a central Illinois firefighter was killed and five of his colleagues injured when a tractor-trailer hit three emergency vehicles. More>>
Bloomington, Ill. (AP) -- A central Illinois judge has sentenced a 15-year-old to state juvenile prison for firing gunshots into the ceiling at his high school in Normal. More>>
Lovington – An end is finally in sight for a family wanting to memorialize a young life cut short. More>>
Danville, Ill. (AP) -- FreightCar America Inc. has filed notice with the state of Illinois that it will lay off more than 250 people at its plant in Danville. More>>
Chicago (AP) -- Former Illinois Comptroller Dawn Clark Netsch has died at age 86. More>>
Chicago (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn has vetoed a piece of old gambling legislation that would have added five new casinos and more slot machines. More>>
Harrisburg – It has been exactly one year since a deadly tornado in Southern Illinois. More>>
Rockford – The Rockford woman, who led police on a high-speed chase last week across Central Illinois, is now charged with multiple felonies. More>>
Gibson City, Ill. (AP) -- An eastern Illinois drive-in theater that had faced closure now says it will be able to stay open thanks to a $10,000 donation. More>>
Beason – A motion to visit the Beason home where a family of 5 was killed during trial was shot down. More>>
Greenup IL – Two arrested for allegedly setting more than 20 fires in and around the Greenup area. More>>
Chicago (AP) -- Polls are opened until 7pm in the primary election to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress. More>>
A former Illinois prison guard pleads guilty to sexually exploiting a minor. More>>
The Vermilion County Coroner identified the body as 33 year old, Amanda Walters-Pentecost. More>>
Beason – A Central Illinois Native took home top honors at last night's Academy Awards. More>>
Vermillion County – Vermillion County leaders are opening up discussion on mental health and school violence. More>>
Chicago (AP) -- A report from the Chicago-based Civic Federation predicts that Illinois' backlog of unpaid bills will reach nearly $22 billion. More>>
Taylorville – Central Illinois Enforcement Group announces arrests of 13 subjects in a narcotic and cannabis round up. More>>
Catlin – A Vermilion County district could eliminate ten teaching positions next year. More>>
Beason – More unusual requests in the trial of two brothers, accused of killing a Beason family back in 2009. More>>
Pana – Christian County Sheriff is warning citizens of a phishing scam. More>>
Pana - A 12 year-old Pana girl was being called a hero after helping her family escape a house fire Saturday. Madison LaBrie first spotted the fire in her family's basement. From there she warned More>>
WASHINGTON - The former U.S. Representative and his wife agreed Friday to plead guilty in a case prosecutors called a scheme to use $750,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses, including a Rolex watch, furniture, and furs. More>>
Pana – Christian County Crime Stoppers and Pana Police still need help finding a vending machine thief. More>>
Paxton (AP) -- A 10-mile stretch of eastern Illinois highway that's now home to almost a hundred wind turbines could soon see dozens more. More>>
CHICAGO (AP) -- Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon says the group of lawmakers she's put together to study firearms will meet with families impacted by gun violence. More>>
Clinton – A push against storing chemical waste at a Clinton landfill is getting legislation behind it. More>>
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