Category Archives: Local News

The Lake Land College Foundation honored the 50 most influential people in the college's history at a celebration at the Keller Convention Center in Effingham on June 8. Dave Storm, chair of the Lake ...

A section of County Highway 18, also known as 1000 North will be reduced to one lane this week. The Coles County Highway Department says the construction project at the intersection of Cooks Mills Roa...

Former youth basketball coach Barry Wolfe pleaded guilty to four counts of criminal sexual assault yesterday. Wolfe, who was arrested in October, faces up to 60-years in prison. He'll be sentenced Aug...

Two people were airlifted following an accident yesterday in Shelby County. According to the Illinois State Police, a vehicle driven by 49-year-old Tammy Thomas, of Farina was eastbound on 200 North w...

Governor Rauner Worried About Tariff War (Washington, DC) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he's worried about what escalating tensions over tariffs could mean for the state. The governor appeare...

Federal Government Finds Four Million Dollars For Quincy Veterans Home (Quincy, IL) -- There's more money headed to the state's veterans home in Quincy. Illinois' two U.S. senators yesterday announced...

Survey: Americans Too Busy For Vacation (Washington, DC) -- Nearly a quarter of Americans workers say their employer doesn't provide them with paid vacation days or time off. That's according to a new...

Red, White and Blue Days get underway Tuesday (7/3) in Morton Park. Vendors will open at 3:00 p.m.; joyful bubbles at 4:00; Jason Bertrand will perform at 6:00, followed by the annual Coles County Far...

Authors who took readers from the deserts of Mars to the snows of Kilimanjaro and from Chicago's streets to Africa's jungles were named the top Illinois authors by voters participating in the Illinois...

Lake Land College is proud to announce that nearly 3,000 full-time and part-time students earned academic honors for the 2018 spring semester. To qualify for the president's list, a student must have ...