Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release Prevent a blood shortage - donate in February ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Feb. 1, 2023) - Spring is close, but February often brings unpredictable winter weather that can cause blood drive c...

PAVE (Promoting a Vision for Effingham County) will hold its first community breakfast on February 9th from 6:45-8:30 a.m. at the T-town Banquet Hall. In addition to the meal, progress updates will be...

The Coles County Soil and Water Conservation District is taking fish orders for stocking ponds. Catfish, bluegill, largemouth bass, hybrid sunfish, red ear sunfish, crappie (crop-ee), fathead minnows ...

Conagra Brands Recalls Canned Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Packaging Defect CONAGRA BRANDS, INC. FSIS Announcement WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2023 - Conagra Brands, Inc., a Fort Madison, Iowa e...

For Immediate Release - January 31, 2023 Senator Rose Named Chief Budget Negotiator for Senate Republicans As work begins on the state's next budget, Coles County native State Senator Chapin Rose (R-M...

For Immediate Release - Paris Union School District No. 95, Dr. Jeremy Larson Dear Parents, Over the past several years, Paris Union School District No. 95 has worked hard to expand our services to st...

For Immediate Release - January 31, 2023 IL Freedom Caucus supports ongoing court efforts to challenge unconstitutional gun law Springfield, IL - The Illinois Freedom Caucus today is issuing the follo...

For Immediate Release Gov. Pritzker Announces End of State COVID-19 Disaster Proclamation CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker announced the state's public health emergency will end on May 11, 2023, alignin...

For Immediate Release - January 31, 2023 IDOI Announces 6% + Jump in ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment Chicago - The final record-breaking numbers for the 2023 Open Enrollment Period (OEP) reveal that n...

For Immediate Release - January 31, 2023 2022 Coles County Tentative Multiplier Announced SPRINGFIELD, IL, Coles County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 0.9709, a...