Category Archives: News

The 38th annual State Farm Holiday Classic kicked off Tuesday with its first round of games. Basketball teams from as far as Southern Illinois and the Wisconsin border made the trek -- with fans in to...

Afni is growing its Bloomington operations by adding 150 new contact center jobs in 2017. Most of the new positions will be web chat customer service agents, which represent a growing trend in how peo...

Not that you'll need them this week, but the Illinois Supreme Court is clarifying the rules for shoveling your walk.  The high court says homeowners aren't on the hook if someone slips and falls ...

The Quad Cities' congresswoman is considering a run for governor in 2018.  An assistant to Cheri Bustos released a statement yesterday saying the Democratic congresswoman is giving a run "serious...

Top cops in Chicago say the long Christmas weekend saw an "unacceptable" amount of gun violence.  Police say yesterday's shootings bring the grim total to 57 shot and eleven killed since the holi...

One of the most iconic buildings at the Illinois State Fair is too dangerous for public use. "The State Journal Register" is reporting on a new inspection that found a host of serious problems with th...

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is in prison because he tried to sell Barack Obama's old seat in the U.S. Senate. Now, Blagojevich is looking to President Obama to get him out. Blagojevich's ...

Illinois gas prices are up.  Triple-A reports the average price for a gallon of regular gas is around two-dollars-43-cents.  That is nearly 32-cents more than a month ago.

Forecasters say folks from Chicago to Rockford are going to see less than an inch of new snow today. But that should be just enough to make roads slick just in time for holiday travelers In central Il...

Governor Rauner says Illinois' largest public employee union should pay for dragging its feet over contract talks. The governor filed an unfair labor practices complaint yesterday against AFSCME. Raun...