Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release EIU's November Open House offers prospective students inside look at Illinois' top-ranked public regional university (Charleston, IL) - Eastern Illinois University's upcoming Ope...

For Immediate Release November is Winter Weather Preparedness Month SPRINGFIELD, IL - The official start of winter is still nearly two months away but much of the state has already experienced its fir...

For Immediate Release New Plastics Manufacturing Program offered in Paris Lake Land College is offering a new plastics manufacturing program this spring to meet a high demand for employees in this reg...

Today (Friday, November 2, 2018) is the last day to purchase tickets for the pork chop fundraiser for the Mattoon Middle School cheerleader's trip to the Citrus Bowl. Kep's Cooking will be offering fu...

For Immediate Release Washington Savings Bank - Get Smart About Credit Day Educating the community is a high priority at Washington Savings Bank. In an effort to teach teens how to effectively use cre...

For Immediate Release SPRINGFIELD - Illinoisans are now able to review and purchase health insurance coverage plans available on the Get Covered Illinois (GCI) website, the official health marketplace...

For Immediate Release CHICAGO - For the first time ever, all five championship trophies won by Chicago pro sports teams will appear together as part of the state's Bicentennial Birthday Party on Decem...

Sherman Police: Metal Blade Found In Halloween Candy (Sherman, IL) -- Police in Sherman are investigating after a local parent says they found what appears to be a metal razor blade in their child's H...

The Mattoon Santa Chase will be held November 17th. The half-marathon will start at 12:55 p.m. and the 5K begins at 1:00 p.m. To secure a race shirt, you need to register by November 5th. Go to mattoo...

SPRINGFIELD - The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is asking Illinoisans to take a few minutes this weekend to change and test the batteries in their smoke alarms while setting their clocks bac...