Category Archives: Local News

Thursday, August 11, 2022, Ed Dowd, Executive Director of the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce was a guest on 101.3 WMCI. Here is a brief description of what he covered during the interview: Chamber Busine...

For Immediate Release - August 11, 2022 2022 Conservation Achievement Scholarship recipients announced by Illinois Conservation Foundation SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF) has ...

For Immediate Release - August 11, 2022 Dr. Kyle Thompson: Back to School Letter Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year. My hope as we begin this school year is we all have awakened to the great potenti...

For Immediate Release - August 10, 2022 2022 Butter Cow Unveiled SPRINGFIELD, IL -Illinois State Fair officials unveiled the treasured Butter Cow today in the Dairy Building on the Illinois State Fair...

For Immediate Release - August 10, 2022 IDPH Offering a Back-to-School Shipment of 1 Million Free COVID-19 Rapid Tests for Illinois K-12 Public Schools CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Public Heal...

For Immediate Release - August 10, 2022 U.S. 45/Third Street between Jefferson Avenue and Washington Street in Effingham to close Aug. 15 EFFINGHAM - The Illinois Department of Transportation announce...

For Immediate Release Wreaths Across America Presents its Annual HONOR Award to Cyndi Valencia of IL COLUMBIA FALLS, ME and CREST HILL, IL- August 8, 2021 - On Saturday, August 6th, as part of its ann...

For Immediate Release - August 9, 2022 Millikin's School of Music announces new conducting, teaching appointments Millikin University School of Music Director Brian Justison announced on Aug. 9 that D...

Decatur Man Sentenced To Prison For Injuring Child (Decatur, IL) -- A Decatur man is receiving a 12 year prison sentence for seriously injuring a baby. Christopher Pulliam was sentenced after pleading...

For Immediate Release - August 9, 2022 Ice Cream Social Kick Starts Harness Racing on Opening Day SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois State Fair Grandstand will host harness racing to kick off the 2022 gra...