Category Archives: Local News

Plastic Bags Being Phased Out At Kroger (Cincinnati, OH) -- Plastic bags will no longer be available to customers at Kroger in a few years. The supermarket chain has announced that they will be transi...

The Shelby County Veterans will have a drive-thru cookout this Saturday (8/25) from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Shelby County Fairgrounds. Tenderloin and rope sausage sandwiches will be $3.00 each,...

The EIU Fall Sports Kickoff is this Saturday (8/25). The event will start with team meet-and-greet with fans at 4:30, followed by a football scrimmage at O'Brien Field at 5:00. Then, it's on to Lantz ...

(EFFINGHAM, IL) - On Monday, July 30, HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital proudly welcomed 10 third-year medical students from Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) in Lynchburg,...

For Immediate Release Incoming student trustee hopes to expand, enhance EIU's reputation (Charleston, IL) - New Eastern Illinois University student trustee Zach Cohen wants to use his newfound leaders...

Lake Land College is offering a 12-hour course that will prepare students for the Part 107 sUAV Commercial Certification Exam, taught by a certified flight instructor. The Federal Aviation Administrat...

For Immediate Release SPRINGFIELD - Today the State of Illinois sold $965,770,000 in General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series A and Series B of September 2018. The $641,160,000 Series A of September...

For Immediate Release Champaign, Ill. - State Farm Center is hiring event staff for the upcoming season. The State Farm Center Event Staff team is responsible for a wide variety of roles to enhance th...

Illinois Hospitals Face New Sexual Assault Treatment Requirement (Springfield, IL) -- Hospitals across the state have four years to get nurses trained to meet new state requirements for sexual assault...

Piatt County Sheriff Reviewing Security After Teen Jumped In Courthouse (Monticello, IL) -- The sheriff in Piatt County is looking at his security protocols after a teenager threw herself from the cou...