Category Archives: Local News

Illinois State Police District 12 Announces 2018 Enforcement Activity Review Effingham, IL - Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, today announced activity and enforcemen...

For Immediate Release Prairie Heart Institute at HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital stresses snow shoveling safety (EFFINGHAM, IL) - Winter is here and snow has already covered many regions of the U...

Winter storm to impact driving conditions Traveling public advised to prepare for heavy, wet snow in Central, Southern Illinois SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Transportation is warning the p...

Actress Verna Bloom Dies At Age 80 (Bar Harbor, ME) -- Verna Bloom is dead. The actress played a cheating wife in the iconic comedy Animal House, and the mother of Jesus in The Last Temptation of Chri...

Governor Pritzker Will Likely Get Illinois Gun Dealer Licensing Plan (Springfield, IL) -- It looks like Illinois' new governor will get to sign a new law that'll add new restrictions on gun dealers in...

Governor Rauner Signs Plan To Sell Southern Illinois Work Camp (Springfield, IL) -- A handful of southern Illinois counties are a step closer to getting a new multi-county jail. Governor Rauner yester...

Illinois' Pot For Pills Program Could Be Operation This Month (Springfield, IL) -- Public health managers in Springfield are hoping to be able to enroll people in Illinois' opioid alternative program ...

Bustos Named To House Appropriation Committee (Washington, D.C.) -- The Quad Cities' Democratic congresswoman will soon have a say in how the federal government spends money. Leaders named Congresswom...

Alexander Lumber Closing Yards In Seven Illinois Communities (Bloomington, IL) -- One of downstate Illinois' largest lumber suppliers is closing up shop in a half dozen communities. Alexander Lumber s...

For Immediate Release EIU Open House to offer exclusive look at state's top public regional university (Charleston, IL) - Eastern Illinois University will host a Friday, February 8 Open House, giving ...