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Governor Bruce Rauner on Friday announced that former Illinois Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger has been named Deputy Governor, bringing a unique mix of business, human services and government exper...

Governor Rauner: Full Obamacare Repeal A Bad Idea (Arlington Heights, IL) -- Governor Bruce Rauner is warning Illinois may not be able to afford a full Obamacare repeal. The governor told "The Daily H...

Illinois IN Middle Of Snowless Winter (Chicago, IL) -- It's official; this is one of the least snowy winters on record in Illinois. Forecasters yesterday confirmed this is the second smallest amount o...

Lawmakers Scramble To Find Agreement On State Paychecks (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are trying to figure out how to pay state workers past the end of the month. A number of lawmakers yeste...

HSHS Medical Group's newest Health Today episode features Kevin McCarthy, MD, orthopedic surgeon at HSHS Medical Group Orthopedic & Sports Medicine in O'Fallon, Illinois. Passionate about patient-...

According to a listener report, there has been an accident on Route 16 between Mattoon and Charleston near Sarah Bush Lincoln. Traffic is backed up and you should expect delays. You might want to cons...

The annual Souper Sunday lunch will be at the newly renovated Windsor Community Building this weekend. Chili, oyster stew and potato soup will be available, along with hamburgers, pork burgers and des...

Today (2/3) is National Wear Red Day, to raise awareness of heart disease in women. Show you support by sharing photos of friends, family, and co-workers wearing red at the Illinois Department of Publ...

The Kiwanis Club of Mattoon's annual pancake breakfast will be March 11th at Mattoon Middle School. Tickets are $6.00 for adults, $2.00 for kids aged 5-12, and kids five and under eat for free, and it...

One is taken to the hospital for minor injuries after a two vehicle traffic crash along I-74, near milepost 181, the afternoon of Thursday, February 2, 2017 around 12:27 P.M. According to a recent pre...