West Central Illinois Region

SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois hunters have harvested just over 47,000 deer during the first weekend of firearm season. This first weekend was from Nov. 20-22. The overall total of 47,147 falls...

CHICAGO (The Center Square) – Region 3 of Illinois under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 reopening plan will be joining most of the state with increased restrictions on bars and restaurants. Several...

Near NAUVOO, Ill. -- The overturning of a hayrack ride in rural Illinois Saturday night results in one woman killed with at least 17 injuries being reported. Around 9 p.m....

Published Oct. 18, 2020 10:45 AM CDT / Updated Oct. 20, 2020 11:25 AM CARROLLTON -- A 24-year-old woman already in legal trouble in three Illinois counties is sitting in...

SPRINGFIELD -- The crimes Abigail L. Martin has been accused of do not have limitations to three counties in Illinois or in North and South Carolina. It appears, according to...

SPRINGFIELD/HILLSBORO -- A woman with a last reported Macoupin County address would make court appearances in Springfield on September 21, as well as in Hillsboro Thursday. 23-year-old Abigail L. Martin...

PEORIA -- The debate set for Thursday night did not exactly go as planned. The event, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria, East Side Community Media...

HILLSBORO/JACKSONVILLE/SPRINGFIELD -- A Macoupin County woman continues to face pre-trial delays in three regional cases. Abigail L. Martin, 23, continues to face trial delays in three different counties: Montgomery, Morgan and...

SPRINGFIELD -- Libertarian vice presidential nominee Jeremy "Spike" Cohen will be in Illinois beginning Sunday in preparation for a campaign blitz in the state. Cohen will be in Springfield Monday...

PEORIA -- Liberty plays in Peoria. This has been a long-standing slogan for the Libertarian Party of Greater Peoria for several years. In 2020, it brings forth a slate of...