SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - A bill making it easier for a child’s relative to become their foster parent is closer to becoming law in Illinois. The state Senate unanimously passed a the Kinship in Demand ...
The State of Illinois has a new research project: cannabis. It recently launched the Cannabis Research Institute (CRI) in ...
NEW LONDON, Mo. (WGEM) - A local food pantry is getting more room for food just in time for Thanksgiving. Last week, Douglass Community Services donated two new freezers and a large refrigerator to ...
PITTSFIELD, Ill. (WGEM) - Pittsfield saw the opening of a new partnership between two local businesses Wednesday evening. The Sugar and Smoke restaurant and Layla Bug Boutique held an opening for a ...
(CNN) - A Texas-based skin care company is recalling some of their products because they could cause skin irritation. Drunk Elephant announced the voluntary recall for the brand’s Beste No. 9 Jelly ...
(CNN) – A South Korean national was arrested trying to smuggle hundreds of spiders and insects out of Peru. The 28-year-old was stopped at a Lima airport because his stomach area looked “bulky.” ...
BUSHNELL, Ill. (WGEM) - Gov. JB Pritzker was in Bushnell, Illinois, on Wednesday where he helped announce a $5 million grant to enable the expansion of Marshalltown Hammer. According to the State of ...
Jose Ibarra was found guilty of Laken Riley's murder and sentenced to life in prison. (Source: Local News Live) ...
The Thanksgiving turkey isn’t even in the oven yet - but in Washington it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. This year’s Capitol Christmas tree is en route all the way from Wrangell Alaska.
Guests arrive for Liam Payne's funeral. Former One Direction bandmates Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson were in attendance. (Source: CNN Newsource) ...
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A Venezuelan man has been convicted of murder in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, a case that fueled the national debate over immigration during this year’s ...