Category Archives: Local News

Lender's Bagel Factory Sold To New Company (Mattoon, IL) -- The Lender's Bagel factory has a new owner. Bimbo Bakeries USA has purchased the brand and related property, production facility in Mattoon,...

Governor Creates Committee To Address Racial Disparities In Opioid Deaths (Springfield, IL) -- Governor J.B. Pritzker is creating a committee to address racial disparities in the number of opioid over...

Environmentalists Want Governor To Push Passage Of Renewable Energy Bill (Springfield, IL) -- Environmentalists are calling on Governor J.B. Pritzker to push for the passage of a renewable energy bill...

State Treasurer Seeking Feedback On Student Debt Law (Champaign, IL) -- State leaders are working on ways to lower student debt in Illinois. Treasurer Michael Frerichs visited the University of Illino...

Stocks Tank On Coronavirus Fears, Dow Drops 450 (New York, NY) -- Stocks are getting hammered as investors worry about the deadly coronavirus outbreak. Concerns about the impact of the virus on the wo...

For Immediate Release Capital Development Board releases funds supporting EIU's new science building (Charleston, IL) - Eastern Illinois University officials learned yesterday that the State of Illino...

For Immediate Release Youth Habitat Enhancement Projects Receive Funding Through Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Grant Program SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and t...

Eight Declared Dead In Scottsboro Dock Fire (Scottsboro, AL) -- Authorities in Scottsboro, Alabama say eight people are dead as a result of a dock fire. The fire broke out early this morning at the Ja...

For Immediate Release EIU Board of Trustees moves to renew president's contract (Charleston, IL) - At today's regular meeting of the Eastern Illinois University Board of Trustees, EIU's board voted to...

CDC: More Than Half Of Flu Cases Hitting Kids, Young Adults (Atlanta, GA) -- The CDC says more than half of flu cases this season are hitting children and adults under 25. It estimates there have been...