Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release United Way of Effingham County Annual Meeting United Way of Effingham County will hold its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, February 4th. The meeting will be held at the Effingham Even...

For Immediate Release ICJIA Announces Statewide Areas Eligible for Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) Program Grants CHICAGO - The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) today announce...

Worldwide Debt at Record High (Undated) -- Worldwide debt is at a record high. Global debt, which comprises borrowing from households, governments and companies, grew by nine trillion dollars, to near...

For Immediate Release - Press Release LSC Communications, Inc Announces Actions to Strengthen Manufacturing Platform January 14, 2020 Continuing to Focus on Optimization of Asset Base to Align with In...

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

Statue Of Limitations On Sexual Assault Reporting Ends (Springfield, IL) -- The statute of limitations on reporting sexual assaults in Illinois is no more. As of January 1st, there is no longer a time...

IL Schools Awarded $1.2M Grant (Springfield, IL) -- Some Illinois schools are getting a much needed boost. A new grant from the Illinois School District Library will distribute one-point-two-million d...

For Immediate Release Serve Illinois Asks People to Give Back on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service SPRINGFIELD - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service is January 20, 2020. Serve Illinois enc...

For Immediate Release State Fire Marshal Opens Applications for Small Equipment Grant Program Springfield, Ill - The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) today announced the application period is o...

An employee was accidentally shot at the John Boos Factory Showroom and Outlet in Effingham over the weekend. Police say the shooting occurred around 2:00 Saturday afternoon. The 61-year-old employee ...