Category Archives: Local News

Illinois Receives Drug Meant To Shorten COVID-19 Recovery (Chicago, IL) -- The state of Illinois is distributing its first shipment of a drug that may decrease the recovery time for COVID-19 patients....

For Immediate Release IBHE to Use $1.3 Million to Improve Early Childhood Education SPRINGFIELD - Knowing that effective, skilled, and diverse early childhood educators are a lynchpin to classroom qua...

For Immediate Release Reps. Bailey, Miller & Windhorst Join Forces to Recruit Volunteers for Senior Programs in Southern Illinois State Representative Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), along with Rep. Chri...

For Immediate Release New Lake Land College Dual Credit Program Provides Opportunities To Area High School Students At the May meeting, the Lake Land College Board of Trustees approved a new program d...

Julian Larry named Lake Land College men's basketball coach At the May board meeting, the Lake Land College Board of Trustees appointed Assistant Coach Julian Larry as head men's basketball coach. Lar...

Public Health Officials Announce 1,266 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,266 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, i...

Embarras River Basin Agency (ERBA) was awarded a grant of $17,500 from State Farm. The funds will support budget, credit and homebuyer education online workshops in ERBA's nine counties of Clark, Cole...

WEIU-TV will be airing a 90-minute program entitled, "EIU Moving Forward: A COVID-19 Response", Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 7:00pm. The program will have additional airings Thursday, May 14 at noon and...

For Immediate Release IDOL Reminds Local Governments They No Longer Need to Approve Prevailing Wage Ordinances SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) wants to remind local units of gove...

Governor's Office Staff To Work From Home For Isolation Period After Staffer Tests Positive Chicago - After a member of Governor JB Pritzker's senior staff tested positive for COVID-19, the Governor's...