Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - January 13, 2026 Budzinski Leads Charge Against GOP Bill to Undercut Worker Wages Amidst Record High Costs WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) intro...

For Immediate Release - January 13, 2026 Rep. Adam Niemerg: Pritzker Administration funding anti-ICE organizations and activities Dieterich, IL - State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich), Repub...

Illinois State Police Announces Results of Occupational Restraint Enforcement Patrols PESOTUM - Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 7 Captain Heather Apperson announces the results of Occupant Restraint...

For Immediate Release - January 13, 2026 Lake Land College hires Jay Hopper as Director of Strategic Initiatives The Lake Land College Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Jay Hopper, Mattoon, as ...

For Immediate Release - January 7, 2026 Illinois State Police Announces Results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement Patrols PESOTUM - Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 7 Captain Heather Apperson ann...

For Immediate Release - January 9, 2026 HSHS Hospitals in Central Illinois Announce Top Baby Names of 2025 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) hospitals in Illinois are pleased t...

For Immediate Release - January 9, 2026 Lake Land College to host High School Students for First Annual Laker Academic Invitational On Friday, February 6, Lake Land will host local high school student...

For Immediate Release - January 9, 2026 Illinois Ranks #1 for Workforce Development in Midwest, Climbs to #3 in the Nation State's Talent Pipeline and Training Drive National Recognition CHICAGO - Tod...

For Immediate Release - January 9, 2026 Budzinski-Championed Local Projects Pass House of Representatives The funding requests, totaling $27.8 million, will address critical needs across the district ...

For Immediate Release - February 8, 2026 Illinois Conservation Foundation announces Illinois Outdoor Excellence Awards winners SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF) announced the re...