Category Archives: Local News

A Pana man convicted of killing his four-month-old son was sentenced yesterday to 50-years in prison. Robert Stivers, who was found guilty earlier this year, was arrested in February of 2016 after his...

According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, construction will resume today (Friday, March 9, 2018) on I-70 west of the Brownstown interchange. A crossover will be used to move westbound tr...

CHICAGO (Mar. 8, 2018) - During a meeting today at Rush University Medical Center, the Governor's Cabinet on Children and Youth selected new priority initiatives for the upcoming year. Over the past f...

SPRINGFIELD, IL, March 8, 2018-The American Red Cross is pleased to announce that Bryce Goff has been named Executive Director for of the American Red Cross Serving South Central Illinois. The America...

The Mason Christian Church will have an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet this Saturday (3/10) from 7:00-11:00 a.m. On the menu: pancakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, and homemade cinn...

The University of Illinois Extension office in Effingham will be offering lawn mower safety meetings every Thursday from March 15th to April 19th. Meetings will run from 6:45-8:30 p.m. It's open to ki...

SCAN, the Strasburg Community Action Network, will have basket binga this Sunday (3/11) starting at 2:00 p.m. at the community center. Over 30 baskets will be given away. Snacks and drinks will be ava...

CHICAGO - Clocks are springing forward one hour this weekend and the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is urging Illinoisans to take a few extra minutes to change and test the batteries in their...

CHICAGO - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation (ALPLF) will award its prestigious Lincoln Leadership Prize to Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair. Mr. Blair is widely...

PolicyPOV blog on Governor's FY19 budget highlights surplus, tax cuts CHICAGO (March 8, 2018) - The Governor's Office today published the first of a series of blogs on the FY19 state budget. It argues...