Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release Lake Land College Offers UAS Certification Exam Preparation Course for Drone Operators Lake Land College is offering a 12-hour course that will prepare students for the Part 107 ...

Lawmakers Want To Remove Religious Exemptions For Vaccines (Springfield, IL) -- State lawmakers want to remove religious exemptions for vaccines. A bill is being considered that would eliminate the re...

Kids Water Bottles Recalled Again For Choking Risk (Chicago, IL) -- A safety alert for parents as nearly six-million kids water bottles are being recalled, again. Contigo knew it had a problem with th...

Blagojevich Thanks Trump In Speech To Media Outside Chicago Home (Chicago, IL) -- Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is thanking President Trump for commuting his prison sentence. Blagojevich sp...

Springfield, IL- After conducting a detailed study of safety issues and past accidents at the intersection of Illinois 32 and Bruce-Findlay Road, IDOT has agreed to convert the intersection to a 4-way...

For Immediate Release Land of Lincoln Credit Union Donates $7,000 to Several Central Illinois Police Departments to Spread Good Will Decatur, Illinois, February 18th, 2020 - Land of Lincoln Credit Uni...

For Immediate Release OSFM Encourages Illinoisans to Purchase Approved Smoke Alarms (Springfield) - The Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshall is reminding Illinoisans of the importance of having ...

Trump Commutes Blagojevich Sentence; Pardons Kerik (Joint Base Andrews, MD) -- President Trump is commuting the prison sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Talking with reporters at J...

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 Mattoon's very own Skocy Family had their time on Family Feud come to an end Monday, February 17, 2020. Dave, Lissa, Trey, Henry and Jason appeared on three shows, after win...

For Immediate Release Growing Library Circulation MATTOON - The Mattoon Public Library is experiencing dramatic growth in its digital circulation as patrons utilize three different platforms that offe...