Category Archives: Local News

Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center will welcome Lauren Fore, MD, family medicine physician, to its medical staff next month. As a family medicine physician, Dr. Fore provides care for pati...

Seats remain available for Eastern Illinois University's Fall 2016 Autism Conference, scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, in the Grand Ballroom, MLK Jr. Union. Visiting ...

According to a press release from Congressman John Shimkus' (R, Illinois-15) office, the Congressman received the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) Guardian of Small Business Award ...

Do you need a big open space to use your wheels? Come join the Charleston Carnegie Library on Wednesday, September 28 from 10:30 - 11:30 in the south end of the Charleston Carnegie Public Library park...

Illinois State Police (ISP) in District 12 urge motorists to exercise due caution while traveling on Illinois roadways during harvest season. As farmers begin to move equipment from field to field, th...

In honor of patient appreciation, the Lake Land College Dental Hygiene Program is offering free dental cleanings from now through September 29th. Clinic hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 1-5...

Governor Bruce Rauner is near the bottom of the popularity list, according to a new national poll about the nation's governors. The website "Morning Consult" finds Rauner sixth from the bottom with on...

The number of undocumented immigrants living in Illinois is down by about 50-thousand, a ten-percent drop in five years. A study by the Pew Research Center finds that there were about four-hundred-50-...

The 5th annual tractor and implement show comes to Greenup this Saturday (9/24). This family-friendly show will feature many local tractors, collector's class tractors and implements, as well as a bla...

Get ready to pig out! Camp New Hope's annual hog roast and auction are Sunday, October 2nd. Lunch and the silent auction run from 11:30-1:30, and the live auction begins at 2. Cost is $7.00 per person...