Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release Effingham, IL - Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, today announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of September. Troopers in Distr...

For Immediate Release Illinois Awarded $700,000 to Support Small Business Exports Small Business Exports CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity's Office of Trade and ...

Lake Shelbyville Eco-Meet Results Lake Shelbyville - The 42nd Annual Lake Shelbyville Eco-Meet, coordinated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was held at Camp Camfield Ecological Study Area on Octob...

The teenager accused in the shooting at Mattoon High School will be sentenced today. He faces a juvenile sentence after pleading guilty to aggravated battery with a firearm, however, the judge in the ...

For Immediate Release Righter encourages families to submit stories of veterans to be showcased at Illinois Capitol Springfield, IL -To help remember veterans, tell their incredible stories, and honor...

For Immediate Release CCI News Release: $10,000 Raised at Operation Honor Guard Day of Giving Collection Site at CCI MATTOON, Ill. - Oct. 10, 2018 - Consolidated Communications employees and local vet...

New Poll Gives J.B. Pritzker 20 Point Lead (Springfield, IL) -- Another poll in Illinois' governor race is giving J.B. Pritzker a double digit lead. The latest Ipsos poll shows 50 percent of likely vo...

Possible Human West Nile Case In Champaign County (Champaign, IL) -- Champaign County's public health department is waiting for word on whether a person there is sick with West Nile. The person lives ...

Mega Millions Jackpot Growing For Tomorrow's Drawing (Chicago, IL) -- Do not be surprised by long lines at the gas station this week. The Illinois Lottery is expecting to see a lot of people buy ticke...

Southern Illinois Murder For Hire Trial Delayed (Murphysboro, IL) -- The southern Illinois woman accused of hiring someone to kill her husband won't go on trial this month. A judge in Murphysboro this...