LOCAL NEWS

Feds Give Illinois 30 Days to Revoke CDLs or Risk $128M in Funding
The Trump administration says Illinois is issuing CDL’s illegally. The U.S. Department of Transportation claims a review of the state’s CDL program found about 20 percent of licenses were issued to undocumented immigrants. Federal officials have given…
- February 19, 2026 7:08 am·

Shawnee Mass Transit Receives $100,000 Grant
Shawnee Mass Transit District has received a $100,000 Community Rides Grant to expand service across southern Illinois. The funding will launch Shawnee Express, offering same-day, on-demand rides and extended service hours in Anna and Metropolis — now…
- February 19, 2026 6:01 am·

Illinois Erases $1.1 Billion in Medical Debt for Over 500,000 Residents
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker says more than one-point-one billion dollars in medical debt has now been wiped out through the state’s Medical Debt Relief Program. The governor’s office says more than 500-thousand Illinois residents in every county…
- February 18, 2026 5:18 am·
Rock News

- February 23, 2026 3:40 am|
Godsmack, Marilyn Manson to headline 2026 Hills of Rock Festival

- February 23, 2026 3:20 am|
The 1975 to release 10th anniversary vinyl reissue of sophomore album

- February 20, 2026 3:40 am|






