Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release Eastern Illinois Foodbank Asks Local Communities to Take Action to End Hunger [Urbana, IL] - In eastern Illinois nearly 100,000 of our neighbors struggle with hunger and may not ...

For Immediate Release Illinois Medicaid department announces 40 new dementia care sites throughout state Supportive Living Program to offer needed services and safety to almost 1600 Medicaid members S...

The Cumberland High School baseball team is having a raffle fundraiser to help with the installation of new backstop fencing. Prizes include: Field box seats for a Cardinals/Nationals game; Colts/Bron...

EIU to host a variety of admissions-related events in September - Two Coles County Clash Events at EIU Next Week (Charleston, IL) - Eastern Illinois University will host several admissions-related eve...

For Immediate Release Illinois Enterprise Zone Board Approves 14 Enterprise Zones to go into Effect in 2020 SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Enterprise Zone Board approved fourteen applications to establish...

United Way Kicks Off 2019 Campaign United Way of Effingham County held the kick-off luncheon on Tuesday, August 27th at the Effingham Event Center for those businesses interested in conducting an empl...

For Immediate Release Illinois Conservation Foundation Names New Executive Director SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF) named Crystal Curfman as its new executive director, ...

For Immediate Release Governor JB Pritzker Announces Major Step Towards Sale of Thompson Center (CHICAGO, IL) Governor JB Pritzker today announced a major step toward the sale of the James R. Thompson...

Purdue Pharma Offers 10 to 12-Billion Dollars to Settle Opioid Claims (Undated) -- Purdue Pharma is offering to settle opioid lawsuits across the country by paying 10-to-12-billion-dollars. NBC News c...

For Immediate Release Lake Land College nursing programs ranked 3rd in state Nursing Explorer, an online nursing school search site, named Lake Land College the third best nursing school in the state ...