Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - December 18, 2025 Applications now open for IDNR Volunteer Fire Assistance grants SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting applications fo...

For Immediate Release - December 19, 2025 IDPH Reaffirms Science-Based Recommendation for All Newborns to Receive Hepatitis B Vaccine at Birth Guidance upholds longstanding best practice to prevent po...

For Immediate Release - December 18, 2025   Payroll Jobs Up, Stable in Majority of Metro Areas in September Chicago Reaches Record Number of September Jobs, Champaign Reaches Record for Third Yea...

For Immediate Release - December 17, 2025 Ring in the new year with a First Day Hike at an Illinois state park SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) invites residents to st...

For Immediate Release - December 18, 2025 IDNR Canadian waterfowl habitat restoration and preservation grant now open SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting gra...

For Immediate Release EIU NRHH Donates to SBL Regional Cancer Center The Eastern Illinois University National Residence Hall Honorary (EIU NRHH) recently donated $500 to the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health ...

For Immediate Release - December 16, 2025 More than 81,000 deer harvest during Illinois firearm deer season SPRINGFIELD - Hunters in Illinois took a preliminary total of 81,225 deer during the seven-d...

For Immediate Release - December 16, 2025 Get Covered Illinois Extends First Open Enrollment Deadline Illinoisans Now Have Until December 31 to Enroll in Health Coverage that Begins January 1 CHICAGO ...

For Immediate Release - December 16, 2025 Illinois Conservation Foundation releases 2025 state park ornament featuring Lincoln's New Salem in Menard County SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Conservation Foun...

For Release IDPH Releases First-Ever Report on Alcohol Use in Illinois Comprehensive report uses data from multiple sources to show the health and safety effects of alcohol in the state SPRINGFIELD - ...