The Ford Motor Co. has announced the recall of over 500,000 vehicles for two different issues. First is the 2001-02 Ford Escapes and the other are the 2004-05 models of the Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterrey minivans. The Ford Escape vehicles have been recalled because of issues with an electrical connection and the brake module.… Read More

Two people were injured as a result of a car accident on South Staley Road in Champaign. According to a local news source, the accident occurred as an 86-year-old man was backing out of his private driveway and he failed to see an oncoming truck. The 51-year-old truck driver attempted to swerve out of the… Read More

The driver of a semi-truck has been cited for improper lane usage after a rollover accident occurred on Interstate 57. According to police officials, the accident occurred as the 36-year-old man said that he was traveling northbound down the roadway when he swerved to avoid hitting a deer and this caused the man to lose… Read More

An Illinois was recently convicted of his sixth DUI and was sentenced to 12 years in prison as a result. According to Illinois officials, the 55-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Once released, he will face mandatory supervision for three years on top of another year of supervision… Read More

One person was injured after a rollover accident that occurred Monday on Illinois Route 1. According to Illinois police, the accident occurred as the semitruck left the road on Route 1 and the driver tried to get the vehicle back on the road, but the driver overcorrected causing the vehicle to lose control. The truck… Read More

A teacher at Manteno High School was struck and killed in a pedestrian accident while he was jogging on North Road 3000E. Emergency crews arrived at the scene just before 7 a.m. and the coach was pronounced dead on the scene. The man was running southbound down the roadway when he was struck by a… Read More

A car accident in Champaign caused two people to be sent to area hospitals in order to be treated. According to authorities, the accident occurred at the intersection of Mattis Avenue and William Street when a 55-year-old woman failed to yield and collided with an SUV driven by a 52-year-old woman. The impact caused the… Read More

At this time, there have been up to 16 deaths and 72 illnesses from the Listeria contamination associated with the cantaloupes from Jenson Farms. There have been reports of the contamination in 18 different states, which has made this the worst food-borne illness in over a decade. Officials with the Center of Disease Control and… Read More

Six people were taken to the hospital as a result of a three-car accident on I-74 in Vermilion. According to a report from the Illinois State Police, a 23-year-old woman was driving east down the roadway when she ran over tire debris that caused her to lose control of her vehicle. She then crossed the… Read More

A car crash just north of Philo occurred Monday morning and claimed the life of a 23-year-old University of Illinois student. According to the county sheriff, the accident occurred on Illinois 130 when the student was traveling west and ran through a stop sign and collided with a tree at the corner of the intersection.… Read More