Category Archives: Local News

For Release Rep. Adam Niemerg: Dark Day in Illinois as Governor signs Physician Assisted Suicide Bill Dieterich, IL - Governor Pritzker has officially signed Senate Bill 1950 into law, legalizing phys...

For Release Illinois winter disconnection rule in effect through March Chicago, Il - The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) is reminding customers that the state's winter weather rule is in effect fro...

For Release Charleston Firefighters donate to SBL Dental Program Charleston Firefighters Local 3200 hosted a golf outing earlier this year, raising a total of $4,000 for the Sarah Bush Lincoln Childre...

For Immediate Release - December 19, 2025 SWANSEA: Budzinski Leads District-Wide Advocacy Day for Senior Citizens Budzinski hosted events in the Metro East, Springfield, and Champaign SWANSEA, IL - To...

For Release Lake Land College receives IBHE Nursing School grant Lake Land College recently received a $18,903.94 Nursing School grant from the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). Lake Land wil...

For Release Public Libraries Across Illinois to Stock, Administer Opioid Overdose Reversal Agents Order from IDPH Director Vohra expands access to lifesaving intervention SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois De...

For Release Report: Pay Transparency Efforts Strengthen Equity in Illinois University of Illinois report finds narrowing gender wage gaps yet continued disparities for Black and Hispanic workers in lo...

For Immediate Release - December 19, 2025 ISP to Conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols PESOTUM - Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 7 Commander, Captain Heather Apperson, announces ISP will co...

For Release HSHS Medical Group Welcomes Dr. Eduardo Vaca, General Surgeon, to Effingham EFFINGHAM, Ill. - HSHS Medical Group is pleased to welcome Eduardo Vaca, MD, a board-certified general surgeon (...

Land of Lincoln Credit Union Announces Rebecca Merkley as New Branch Manager of Effingham North Branch Decatur, Illinois, December 16th, 2025- Land of Lincoln Credit Union (LLCU) announced that Rebecc...