Category Archives: Local News

Governor Bruce Rauner today announced that Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Director Jim Schultz is transitioning out of the Administration to become the Chief Executive Officer at the ...

From Illinois State Police: Interstate 57 is currently reduced to one lane of traffic both northbound and southbound at Milepost 237. At this time there is a considerable amount of traffic backed up. ...

Raymond Poe, Acting Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, will officially kick off the community garden growing season on Monday, April 4. A ribbon cutting will be held to mark the start...

Justice Jingmin Zhai, vice president of the Beijing Supreme Court, will speak through an interpreter on the rule of law in China when he visits Eastern Illinois University. The forum will take place a...

Governor Bruce Rauner today submitted a request for U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance to help people and businesses in Christian and Iroquois counties recover from severe storms and ...

A settlement has been reached with two sham cancer charities over allegations that the groups used millions of dollars in donations for personal use. The settlement with Cancer Fund of America Inc. an...

The Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 has released enforcement figures from the Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols which were conducted on Thursday, March 17th in Clay and Richland Counties....

Coles County Clerk Sue Rennels announced today that all Election Authorities were recently advised by the Illinois State Board of Elections of a mailing from the Voter Participation Center, (VPA), Chi...

There will be a fundraiser event put on by the Support EIU Employees group on April 30th to help fund those who were laid off by EIU amidst the states ongoing budget deadlock which has caused a lack o...

Illinois is one of several states taking part in a settlement that'll end two sham charities that focused on cancer patients. Illinois' attorney general says the Cancer Fund of America and Cancer Supp...