Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release Winter storm featuring snow, high winds and bitter cold to make travel treacherous SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police announced Wed...

For Immediate Release Illinois Celebrates 2022 Economic Development Milestones CHICAGO -Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic (DCEO) today released the 2022 Illinois E...

For Immediate Release City of Mattoon Public Works Department Update December 21, 2022 A significant winter storm is expected on Thursday and Friday. City crews will be working around the clock to cle...

For Immediate Release ISP Urge Public to Stay Off the Roads and Obey Scott's Law During the Severe Winter Weather Expected Over the Next Few Days SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Police (ISP) is askin...

For Immediate Release Pritzker Administration Announces Timeline for Next Cannabis Dispensary License Lottery CHICAGO - Following extensive conversations with lawmakers and other stakeholders, the Ill...

For Immediate Release Charleston Snow Routes Snow Routes will be enacted on the following streets. Please contact City Hall at 345-5650 if you have any questions. CITY CODE 6-2-7: SNOW REMOVAL ROUTES:...

For Immediate Release Illinois State Police Announce Results of Nighttime Enforcement Patrols Pesotum - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Bryan Pruitt, announces the results o...

For Immediate Release Fall Freshmen Enrollment Up 5 Percent at Illinois Public Universities as Illinois Bucks Several National Trends SPRINGFIELD - Today, the Illinois Board of Higher Education releas...

For Immediate Release Get in the giving spirit with the Red Cross ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 21, 2022) - As the final holiday rush arrives, the American Red Cross asks donors to shake up their holiday plans...

For Immediate Release Mattoon Warming Centers Snowstorm 12/22-23/2022 The following are warming centers for Mattoon: Mattoon Public Library- 9am-6pm. Will be closed Friday Mattoon area YMCA- M-F 5am-9...