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Illinois State Police Squad Car Struck and Separate Scott's Law Violation Occur Few Hours Apart
Illinois State Police Squad Car Struck and Separate Scott's Law Violation Occur Few Hours Apart SPRINGFIELD - Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated two separate Scott's Law Violations tha...
Sep 23, 2022 On Wednesday, September 20, 2022, at approximately 11:47 p.m., an ISP District Chicago Trooper was conducting traffic control for a crash on Interstate 90 southbound at Addison Street in Cook County. Photo submitted by Illinois State Police.
Illinois Department on Aging to Retirees: Action Required to Claim Property Tax Rebate
For Immediate Release - September 23, 2022 Illinois Department on Aging to Retirees: Action Required to Claim Property Tax Rebate SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is encoura...
Sep 23, 2022
45th Annual Panther Marching Band Festival
The 45th Annual Panther Marching Band Festival is Saturday, September 24, 2022, at EIU's O'Brien Field. Performances begin at 11am. 30 schools will be represented, including Mattoon, Charleston, Casey...
Sep 23, 2022
Seat Check Saturday: Nationwide event for parents, caregivers to get expert help on seat and safety restraints
Seat Check Saturday: Nationwide event for parents, caregivers to get expert help on seat and safety restraints SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that certified ch...
Sep 23, 2022
Illinois Awarded $6.8 Million Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor
For Immediate Release - September 23, 2022 Illinois Awarded $6.8 Million Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today Ill...
Sep 23, 2022
Jobs Up, Unemployment Rates Down in All 14 Metro Areas
Jobs Up, Unemployment Rates Down in All 14 Metro Areas SPRINGFIELD - The unemployment rate decreased in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas in August according to preliminary data released today ...
Sep 23, 2022 Simon Cunningham / CC
ISP Awards Firearm Enforcement Grants to 32 Law Enforcement Agencies
For Immediate Release ISP Awards Firearm Enforcement Grants to 32 Law Enforcement Agencies SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Police (ISP) is in the process of awarding $1 million in grants to 32 local ...
Sep 23, 2022
Dr. Frey Makes Gift for Purchase of Vital Signs Monitor
For Immediate Release Dr. Frey Makes Gift for Purchase of Vital Signs Monitor (Paris, IL)-In honor of her close friend and colleague Cindy Belt, Dr. Marilyn Frey recently made a generous gift to the H...
Sep 23, 2022 Dr. Marilyn Frey, left, recently donated funds to the Horizon Health Foundation of East Central Illinois to purchase a vital signs monitor for the medical/surgical unit. Also pictured (from left) are Darcie Mathews, RN, director of Horizon Health inpatient services; Randi Bohannon, Foundation Executive Director; and Ollie Smith, Horizon Health president & CEO. Photo submitted by Horizon Health.
Pocket Park Groundbreaking Ceremony in Mattoon
A groundbreaking ceremony was held today in downtown Mattoon. The lot left vacant by the 2019 Shore's Jewelry fire is becoming a pocket park. Mattoon in Motion received a $50,000 grant from T-Mobile t...
Sep 22, 2022 Groundbreaking of Mattoon's newest Pocket Park
PCH Volunteers Announce Officers
PCH Volunteers Announce Officers (Paris, IL)-The Paris Community Hospital Volunteers recently elected their officers for 2022-2023. They are (left to right): Peg Raley, president; Janet Abernathy, vic...
Sep 20, 2022
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