Category Archives: Local News

Lake Land College to host WYSE regional competition What happens when you take some of the most brilliant minds from area high schools and put them under one roof? Nothing other than an academic face ...

Stocks Post 4-Day Winning Streak (New York, NY) -- Stocks are posting a fourth straight day of gains in volatile trading on Wall Street. Markets trimmed some of their gains after President Trump walke...

President Trump Tweets Meeting with Congressional Leaders "A Total Waste of Time" (Washington, DC) -- President Donald Trump says his meeting with congressional Democrats in the Oval Office over borde...

For Immediate Release Crossroads Bank donates to United Way of Effingham County Mike Defend presented a check to Marty Watson, board president and representatives from United Way of Effingham County. ...

For Immediate Release SIHF Healthcare Offers Suggestions for Lowering Cholesterol MATTOON, ILL. (Jan. 9, 2019) - SIHF Healthcare is offering suggestions to the public for lowering their cholesterol. T...

A Neoga man was injured in a fire Monday night. The fire was reported at 10:20 p.m. on Franklin Avenue. Witness reported hearing an explosion, and then saw smoke. Firefighters were able to contain the...

USDA Announces Food Stamps Benefits Will Arrive In February (Washington, DC) -- Families in Illinois who depend on food stamps will get their benefits next month. The USDA yesterday said the SNAP prog...

Winter Returns To Western Illinois (Davenport, IA) -- Winter is on its way back for most of the state of Illinois. Forecasters say temperatures will be much colder today, and they're predicting some s...

Durbin, Duckworth Push New Control Plans (Washington, DC) -- Illinois' two Democratic U.S. Senators are among 40 Senators on Capitol Hill to call more for gun control. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth ...

WIU To Close More Dorms (Macomb, IL) -- Add the dorms on the north quad at Western Illinois University to the list of buildings that are set to close. The school announced yesterday that it's closing ...