Category Archives: Local News

Hear the story of an Effingham wife and mother who devoted herself to nursing wounded soldiers during the Civil War. Meet the entertainer who helped introduce Japanese culture to Illinois. Learn about...

  Irritated with technology? Not sure how to use the tablet or smart phone your kids thought you needed? Be a part of our Grandma's Got Gmail outreach program on Friday, September 16 at 3pm in th...

Due to weather, today's baseball game vs Champaign Holy Cross has been cancelled.  

(Washington, DC) -- Mitch Daniels says he wants to see Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson in the presidential debates. Daniels, who was Indiana Governor Mike Pence's predecessor, is a member of the de...

The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police is coordinating the third, statewide Illinois Rail Safety Week. Illinois Rail Safety Week runs from September 11th to 17th. The Illinois State Police wants...

Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) is now accepting submissions for this year's Congressional App Challenge, a coding competition for high school students. The Challenge submission period will ...

Eastern Illinois University's Fall Frolic Business Expo that was scheduled today has been postponed to next Thursday, September 15 from 3pm to 6pm. Organizers say, they had all of their fingers crosse...

The Paris Community Hospital Volunteers will host a book fair Monday, September 19, from 7 am to 4 pm, in Conference Room B at the hospital. The book fair will feature great savings on quality books a...

DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Walgreens says it will probably have to unload more stores than expected to ease antitrust concerns over its pending $9 billion acquisition of Rite Aid, a deal that would make ...

Current enrollment numbers reflect a Fall 2016 total enrollment of 7,415 with an on-campus enrollment of 6,548 and an off-campus count of 867. A year ago, the number of students taking on- and off-cam...