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AT&T Wants To Cut Landlines
(Chicago, IL) -- AT&T wants its Illinois customers to hang up those landlines, once and for all. AT&T is pushing legislation in Springfield that would allow it to cancel landline service to it...
May 04, 2017 Mike Mozart / CC
NWS: New Flood Warning
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Flood Warning until 3:45pm on Friday, May 5, 2017 for our entire Illinois listening area... At 335 PM CDT Thursday, law enforcement and emergency m...
May 04, 2017
Scott Lensink to be Honored with Lake Land College Distinguished Service Award
Lake Land College will posthumously award the 2017 Distinguished Service Award to Scott Lensink, the sixth president of Lake Land, during Commencement on Friday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. The award a...
May 04, 2017
Statement from Governor Regarding American Healthcare Act
SPRINGFIELD - Governor Bruce Rauner has released the following statement regarding the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of the American Healthcare Act: "The bill that passed in the U.S. House to...
May 04, 2017
Shimkus Statement on American Health Care Act
WASHINGTON - Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) released the following statement after the House approved legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known more commonly as...
May 04, 2017
4-H Horse Clinic
A 4-H horse clinic will be held at the Effingham County Fairgrounds June 10th from 9:30-2:00. It's open to 5 to 18-year-olds, and topics include: showmanship, horsemanship, barrel racing, food and nut...
May 04, 2017
Jack-Knife Truck Tractor Semi Trailer on I-57
According to an email (1pm on Thursday, May 4th) from the Illinois State Police, Troopers are on scene of a jack-knife Truck Tractor Semi-Trailer. Interstate 57 Northbound milepost 220 / Champaign Cou...
May 04, 2017
IDOT: Road Closings in Coles and Lawrence counties
L 1 Lawrenceville-0.4 miles south US 50 at Embarras River closed due to flooding. (Lawrence County) IL 250 Sumner-At 300 E (Muddy Creek) closed due to flooding. (Lawrence County) Oakland/Ashmore Road ...
May 04, 2017
City of Mattoon Waste Water Treament Plant Reaches Maximum Flood Capacity
CITY OF MATTOON, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE May 04, 2017 The City of Mattoon Waste Water Treatment Plant reached maximum flood capacity this morning. This means that the sanitary sewers and...
May 04, 2017
Road Update from the Coles County Sheriff's Office as of 11am, May 4
This information is from the Coles County Sheriff's facebook page: Please use EXTREME CAUTION on road where water is near or running across roadways! The following roads are closed in Coles County: Oa...
May 04, 2017
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