Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release Illinois State Police to Conduct Distracted Driving Enforcement PESOTUM - Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 7 Commander Heather Apperson announces the ISP will conduct Distracted...

For Release 2024 Coles County Final Multiplier Announced SPRINGFIELD, IL, - Coles County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, director ...

For Immediate Release SBL Races for all Paces Set for June 7 Spring is here, and that means it's time to prepare for the Sarah Bush Lincoln Races for all Paces event, which is set for Saturday, June 7...

For Release IDPH Rolls Out New Measles Simulator Dashboard to Empower School Officials to Protect Students and Staff from Outbreaks New Measles Dashboard Makes it Easier for General Public to Look up ...

For Release Budzinski Slams Trump Administration & Congressional Republicans for Slashing Local Project Funding Budzinski met with local stakeholders to share the urgency of passing these projects...

For Release Illinois State Police to Conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement Patrols PESOTUM - Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 7 Commander Heather Apperson announces the ISP will conduct Alcohol ...

For Release LLCU Announces Blake Reynolds Appointed New Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer Decatur, Illinois, April 9th, 2025 - LLCU announced the appointment of Blake Reynolds as the new C...

For Release Lake Land College recognizes honor students at banquet Lake Land College Honors students, presidential scholars and members of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honors Society were recently recogn...

For Release Illinois youth turkey hunters set new harvest record SPRINGFIELD - Illinois youth turkey hunters harvested a preliminary record total of 2,091 birds during the 2025 youth turkey season, br...

For Release 2025 Mattoon Bagelfest Schedule MATTOON, ILLINOIS (APRIL 8): Join us in celebrating 40 years of Bagelfest in Mattoon, Illinois! This annual festival features a variety of exciting activiti...