Category Archives: Local News

Governor Enacts Stricter Social Distancing Guidelines For Grocery Stores (Springfield, IL) -- Governor J.B. Pritzker is issuing stricter social distancing guidelines for grocery stores in Illinois. Pr...

Emergency Ventilator Prototype Built By U Of I (Springfield, IL) -- The University of Illinois College of Engineering is announcing it has created a prototype for a new emergency ventilator. Professor...

Man Arrested For Killing Two St. Joseph Township Women (St. Joseph, IL) -- A man is in custody for allegedly killing a St. Joseph Township mother and daughter. Suspect Jonathon Perry was arrested yest...

For Release IDHS expanding services by phone and online; 14 offices will remain open CHICAGO/SPRINGFIELD -The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) is announcing that, starting today, Monday, M...

Christian County Nursing Home Has Coronavirus Outbreak (Christian County, IL) -- A Christian County nursing home is experiencing a coronavirus outbreak. Health officials confirmed yesterday that 12 re...

On Sunday, March March 29th Crawford County Health Department was notified of a male resident in his 70's who tested positive for COVID-19. This marks the first confirmed case for Crawford County Illi...

(Washington, DC) -- President Trump is extending the White House's social distancing guidelines for coronavirus. The recommendations are being extended until April 30th. Trump said the peak of coronav...

From the Joe Diffie Facebook Page: "GRAMMY-winning country music legend Joe Diffie passed away today, Sunday, March 29 from complications of coronavirus (COVID-19). His family requests privacy at this...

For Immediate release: SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,105 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 18 additional deaths. Cook...

Louisiana Gov On Staffer's Death, COVID-19 Crisis In His State (Baton Rouge, LA) -- The coronavirus pandemic has hit home for Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards. On NBC's Meet The Press, Edwards talk...