Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - September 20, 2022 Illinois Department on Aging Promotes Senior Community Service Employment Program During National Employ Older Workers Week SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Recognizing t...

For Immediate Release Illinois State Police Announce Results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement Patrols Pesotum - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Interim Commander, Acting Captain Bryan Pru...

For Immediate Release SBL Hospice Invites Public to Memorial Service The public is invited to attend the Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospice memorial service at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 9. The service, which ...

For Immediate Release - September 20, 2022 Deadline to apply for local quality-of-life projects Sept. 30 SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the application period f...

For Release Governor Pritzker Issues Statement of Support for Puerto Rico Governor JB Pritzker issued the following statement regarding the devastation from Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico: "We stand i...

For Immediate Release - 2022 Illinois State Fair Attendance Sets All-Time Record SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois State Fair has released estimated attendance totals for 2022. Over 636,700 visitors walk...

For Immediate Release, September 20, 2022 Op-ed by State Representative Chris Miller "SAFE-T Act more dangerous than anyone ever realized" McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski recently told the Economic C...

For Release Gov. Pritzker appoints Dr. Steven Isoye to serve as Chair of the Illinois State Board of Education CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker has appointed Dr. Steven Isoye, an accomplished former edu...

The annual Juvenile Diabetes Research fundraiser returns to the Smith Farm on Lerna Road (5150 Lerna Road, Mattoon, IL) Friday, September 23, 2022 from 4pm to 7pm and Saturday, September 24, 2022 from...

For Release Gov. JB Pritzker Proclaims September 19-25, 2022 Rail Safety Week in Illinois Chicago, IL - Governor JB Pritzker has proclaimed September 19-25, 2022, as Rail Safety Week in Illinois. In r...