Category Archives: Local News

The annual candle light walk along General Dacey Trail in Shelbyville will be January 18th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Over 500 luminaries will be on the trail, and over 200 will be hanging in the trees. In a...

For Immediate Release Resolve to be Prepared in 2020 SPRINGFIELD - Each year, millions of people around the world welcome the start of a new year by making personal resolutions. The Illinois Departmen...

ISBE Addressing Disproportionate Discipline In Schools (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois State Board of Education is working to address the disproportionate number of minority students statewide that ...

State Treasurer Returns 40K In Unclaimed Cash To Salvation Army (Chicago, IL) -- The Illinois treasurer's office is returning nearly 40-thousand dollars in unclaimed money to the Salvation Army in Chi...

Hallmark is recalling thousands of scented candles because of laceration and fire concerns. The company says when their balsam soy blend scented candles are lit, the glass jar could break. Hallmark ha...

The Salvation Army of Coles and Cumberland counties is closing in on their red kettle goal for 2019. They are less than $6,000 away from this year's $60,000 goal. You will find volunteers at various l...

Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 9am for Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Douglas, Coles, Edgar, Shelby, Cumberland, Clark, Effingham, Jasper, Crawford, Clay, Richland, and Lawrence counties. If driving,...

Organizations that provide summer activities for kids in Effingham County are encouraged to fill out an application to be part of the Summer Activities Fair at the Village Square Mall, on April 2nd. T...

For Immediate Release Ho- Ho- Ho- Holiday enforcement is here SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and more than 200 police and sheriff's departments are comi...

Flu Deaths Rise To 18-Hundred Including 19 Children (Atlanta,GA) -- Flu deaths across the nation are continuing to rise. The CDC says there've been 18-hundred deaths so far this season, including 19 a...