Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release SBA Opens Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Christian County, Illinois The U.S. Small Business Administration is opening a Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Taylorville, IL on Jan....

Indiana Lawmakers Eye Ending Military Retirement Benefit Taxes (Indianapolis, IN) -- Lawmakers in Indianapolis want to stop taxing veterans after they retire. State Rep. Karlee Macer says Indiana is o...

Dick Durbin Says President Trump Is Holding America Hostage (Washington, D.C.) -- Illinois' senior U.S. Senator says President Trump is holding the country hostage during the partial government shutdo...

John Sullivan To Be New Illinois Agriculture Director (Springfield, IL) -- A former western Illinois state Senator is in-line to be the state's next director of agriculture. Governor-elect J.B. Pritzk...

Southern Illinois University Adds More Scholarship Money (Carbondale, IL) -- Southern Illinois University is telling students about a new pool of scholarship money. The school in Carbondale yesterday ...

Illinois State Police Remind Drivers To Be Safe On New Year's Eve (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois State Police are telling people not to take the chance on New Year's Eve. Troopers yesterday said an...

Illinois Prison Leaders Okay Transfer For Trans Inmate (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is about to send its first transgender inmate to a women's prison. Lawyers for 27-year-old Deon "Strawberry" Hampto...

I-DOT Reminding Drone Owners Of New Rules (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding new drone owners that there are rules of the sky. I-DOT sent out a note yesterday ...

Million-Dollar Powerball Ticket Sold In Northern Illinois (Springfield, IL) -- Someone who bought a lotto ticket in Kane County is a million dollars richer. The Illinois Lottery yesterday said the She...

The Mattoon Area Family YMCA will have an indoor triathlon February 9th, with the first wave starting at 1:00 p.m. The tri is comprised of a 10-minute swim, 20-minute bike ride, and 15-minute run. Reg...