Category Archives: Local News

Cost Of Illinois Obamacare Plans To Rise In 2017 (Undated) -- People who wish to buy health insurance next year on Illinois' Obamacare exchange will most likely have to pay more. The "Chicago Tribune"...

Indiana One Of Few States To See Obamacare Prices Drop (Indianapolis, IN) -- Indiana is one of just a few states that may pay less for Obamacare insurance next year. New numbers from the Department of...

Sarah Bush Lincoln's Regional Cancer Center open house will be October 30th from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Come tour the new facility, meet the staff and enjoy refreshments.

Just in time for holiday cooking and baking, the Illinois Sheriff's Association's "Jailhouse Recipes" cookbook is on sale. It includes over 400 recipes for everything from appetizers to main dishes, a...

If Illinois' pumpkins are looking good, chances are everyone else's pumpkins are looking good too. Illinois grows about 90-percent of the pumpkins sold across the country. And farmers say this year's ...

The Cumberland County Fairgrounds has been transformed into the "fear-grounds" for the annual Halloween celebration. Come enjoy a haunted hayride and six haunted barns, this Friday and Saturday from 7...

According to a recent press release from Illinois State Police District 10, a property damage crash occurred Monday, October 24th around 11:50 AM along Interstate 57 Northbound and just north of Inter...

The City of Mattoon sponsors a Fall Leaf Collection for all residential properties in the City. The collection provides residents with weekly collection opportunities. Fall Collection schedule will be...

Governor Bruce Rauner's Cabinet on Children and Youth recently announced a statewide, cross-agency initiative to reduce children's exposure to lead. Lead poisoning is one of the most prevalent, preven...

A Casey man is hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash last night. According to the Illinois State Police, a school bus driven by Jacquelyn Colet, of Charleston, failed to yield turning left onto t...