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Thursday, October 8, 2020: Local fire departments urge you to avoid open- burning in these dry conditions. Crews have responded to multiple fires over the past few days, so please refrain from burning...

Springfield, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and Illinois Department of Agricu...

Illinois Lt. Governor Juliana Statton yesterday said if the proposed progressive tax increase fails in November, everyone will likely pay more. Stratton said taxpayers could face a 20-percent tax incr...

Illinois' governor is blaming people with 'special circumstances' for the state's unemployment backlog. Governor JB Pritzker yesterday said thousands of people are waiting for their unemployment benef...

Champaign officials and police are getting input from the community about what's working and not working with law enforcement. The first of several virtual community listening sessions was held last n...

Early voting is underway in Illinois. Voters were able to begin casting ballots and voting by mail for the November general election starting yesterday. Many voters said they took advantage of early a...

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that expiration dates for driver's licenses and ID cards have been extended an additional three months - from Nov. 1, 2020, until Feb. 1, 2021. This n...

(Charleston), IL - Coles County Health Department, (CCHD) is reporting additional laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases. Our total confirmed COVID-19 laboratory case count for Coles County as of Septemb...

A former Effingham resident has been arrested for allegedly strangling a woman at the mental health facility where he's being held. Gary Schmitt, who confessed to killing his father and attacking a wo...

A Louisiana man was arrested Sunday for stabbing a Mattoon man at his home on Moultrie Avenue. According to the Mattoon Police Department, 42-year-old Kevin Diggs was located and taken into custody at...