Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release Community Garden Seeks Applicants for 2025 Season Pumpkin Weigh Off Added to Fall Farmers Market SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) seeks individuals...

Central Illinois Truck Convoy Presents Anne Wilson in Concert Central Illinois Truck Convoy presents Anne Wilson live at the Effingham County Fairgrounds Saturday, May 3, 2025. Laila Smith and James C...

For Immediate Release - March 6, 2025 Illinois Housing Development Authority Announces Annual Lender Award Winners More than 5,000 new homeowners across Illinois assisted by lenders and loan officers ...

For Immediate Release - March 10, 2025 Illinois State Police to Conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols PESOTUM - Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 7 Commander Heather Apperson announces the IS...

For Immediate Release - March 6, 2025 Pritzker Administration Announces Illinois Overdose Deaths Declined 8% in 2023 IDPH unveils expanded Overdose Data Dashboard as Semiannual Overdose Report shows 3...

For Immediate Release - March 7, 2025 Lake Land College Introduces New Substance Abuse Counseling Program Lake Land College has introduced a new Substance Abuse Counseling concentration within its Hum...

For Immediate Release Grand Prairie Friends Looking for Fence Monitors Grand Prairie Friends is looking for fence monitors to help protect the recently planted young trees from the deer. A training se...

The Mattoon and Charleston Rotary Clubs will host the annual Rural-Urban Luncheon on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in the West Building at Lake Land College. This year's featured speaker is our very own ...

For Immediate Release - March 10, 2025 Illinois State Police to Conduct Nighttime Enforcement Patrols PESOTUM - Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 7 Commander Heather Apperson announces the ISP will co...

For Immediate Release - March 5, 2025 Trump Administration Cuts Funding for Grants that Support Illinois Farmers and Food Banks USDA has ceased reimbursements for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Pr...