Category Archives: Local News

Trooper And Others Hurt In Crash (Riverdale, IL) - An Illinois State trooper is hurt after a multi-vehicle crash on I-57 in south suburban Riverdale. The collision happened early this morning near 138...

The 8th Annual Deaf and Hard of Hearing Spring Fling Bazaar will be March 28th at the Mattoon Eagles Club. 20+ vendors will be there with a variety of items, including: clothing, jewelry, books, metal...

For Immediate Release Lincoln Log Cabin Foundation Annual Dinner Feb. 7 LERNA, Ill. - The Lincoln Log Cabin Foundation's annual fundraising dinner to support the educational and interpretive programmi...

For Immediate Release Pritzker Administration Announces First Month Sales Totals for Adult Use Cannabis CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has announced that st...

For Immediate Release February is Earthquake Preparedness Month in Illinois SPRINGFIELD, IL - While some hazards such as storms, tornadoes and floods can be forecasted in order to provide advance noti...

The University of Illinois Extension in Effingham will offer 4-H lawnmower, small engine, and tractor safety school every Tuesday from March 3rd through April 7th from 6:45-8:30 p.m. Cost is $20, and ...

For Immediate Release OSFM Honors National Burn Awareness Week 2020 Springfield, Ill- National Burn Awareness Week is an initiative of the American Burn Association bringing together burn, life and sa...

Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 623 AM CST Mon Feb 3 2020 ILZ044>046-052>057-061-041200- Champaign-Christian-Coles-Douglas-Edgar-Macon-Moultrie-Piatt-Shelby-Vermili...

Restaurant Reopens After Fire (Cerro Gordo, IL) -- A Cerro Gordo restaurant is back open after being shut down for months after a fire. Judy's Kitchen caught fire last summer and needed extensive repa...

Gertie Sees Shadow, Six More Weeks Of Winter Expected (Hanna City, IL) -- Central Illinois' Gertie the groundhog is predicting six more weeks of winter. Gertie saw her shadow yesterday, meaning more c...