Category Archives: Local News

Netflix Loses 'Friends' To Competing Subscription Service
(New York, NY) -- Netflix is losing another top show to a competing subscription service. Reruns of "Friends" will be leaving Netflix and joining the new WarnerMedia service called HBO Max. This is th...
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Illinois in World War I
Illinois in World War I SPRINGFIELD - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is joining forces with the Illinois State Military Museum for the next session of its Illinois History Forum. ...
Renee Fonner Jul 09, 2019

Ross Perot Dies At 89
Ross Perot Dies At 89 (Dallas, TX) -- Billionaire and former Presidential candidate Ross Perot is dead at the age of 89. Perot had been battling leukemia over the last five months. He founded Electron...
Renee Fonner Jul 09, 2019

Volunteers Needed for Mattoon Bagelfest
Are you in Middle School or High School and looking for community service hours, a family wanting volunteer together, or just an individual wanting to offer a couple hours of their time. How about vol...
Renee Fonner Jul 09, 2019

Three Hurt In Plane Crash
Three Hurt In Plane Crash (Chabanse, IL) -- Three people are injured after a plane crash near Chebanse in Iroquois County. The crash happened at the intersection of County Road 33-hundred North and 16...
Renee Fonner Jul 08, 2019

Troopers, Suspect Sent To Hospital
Troopers, Suspect Sent To Hospital (Goodfield, IL) -- A man is facing charges after an incident that sent him and two state troopers to the hospital. Troopers were searching 31-year-old Damien Grant's...
Renee Fonner Jul 08, 2019

State Takes Action to Make Vaccines More Easily Available for Low-Income Children
For Immediate Release State Takes Action to Make Vaccines More Easily Available for Low-Income Children SPRINGFIELD - In its ongoing commitment to increasing vaccination rates across the state, the Pr...
Renee Fonner Jul 05, 2019

Lincoln Fire Protection District Raffling Off Golf Cart
The Lincoln Fire Protection District is raffling off a golf cart. It's street-legal, with upgrades. If you don't want the golf cart, you can choose the $2,000 cash option. Tickets are $20 each and are...
Renee Fonner Jul 05, 2019

21st Annual ECIA Farm Equipment Club Summer Show
For Immediate Release Please join us for our 21st Annual ECIA Farm Equipment Club Summer Show. There will be free entry to the show Thursday through Saturday. Feature tractor: Allis Chalmers, but all ...
Renee Fonner Jul 05, 2019

5.4 Aftershock Rattles Ridgecrest Day After 6.4 Quake
5.4 Aftershock Rattles Ridgecrest Day After 6.4 Quake (Ridgecrest, CA) -- The ground isn't done shaking in Southern California. A magnitude 5.4 aftershock hit just after 4 o'clock this morning near th...
Renee Fonner Jul 05, 2019


