Category Archives: Local News

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville is hosting a celebration for the grand opening of Woods Lake on Saturday, June 4, 2016. Many free activities planned for the occasion including a r...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is celebrating National EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week, May 15-21, 2016, and EMS Children's Day, May 18, 2016, by recognizing the important contr...

The 11th annual Effingham Artisan Fair gets underway tonight. Highlights include the art auction to benefit Community Support Systems; dance performances; bicycle and Big Wheel races; live music; beer...

Two women were hospitalized after a head-on collision in Jasper County yesterday. According to the Illinois State Police, Julie Sudkamp of Effingham was traveling east on Route 133 when she fell aslee...

(Springfield, IL) -- State lawmakers are sending a bill to Governor Bruce Rauner's desk that would spend 700-million dollars on human services programs. Those running the programs haven't seen money s...

Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) released the following statement in reaction to the federal court ruling in favor of the House of Representatives in a lawsuit against the Obama Administratio...

Patching and widening work is schedule to begin Monday (5/16) on the Dorans Road. One lane of traffic will be open during construction, which should last about three-days, weather permitting.

The City of Urbana is close to decriminalizing marijuana. City officials gave preliminary approval this week to reduce the fine for possession of cannabis paraphernalia from three-hundred-dollars to 2...

A couple weeks ago, a fundraising event was held in Charleston in support of staff who had been laid off from Eastern Illinois University due to the state budget impasse. The event was called "Fundfes...

There is a march planned to the district office of State Rep. Reggie Phillips that will take place at noon on Monday (5/16) beginning at Morton Park in Charleston. The march is being put on by EIU-UPI...