Category Archives: Local News

Horizon Health Offers Promotional Sports Physicals in July (Paris, IL)-Throughout July, students can get a sports physical at Horizon Health and half of the cost will be donated to the booster club of...

Free meals are available to Mattoon kids of all ages, not just school-aged kids. Breakfast will be served at Mattoon High School from 8:30-9:00 a.m. and lunch, from 11:30-11:45 through this Friday (6/...

For Immediate Release - June 21, 2022 $550,000 Appropriation Provides FFA Dues for Ag Education Students SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced today that Future Far...

For Immediate Release - June 17, 2022 Pritzker Administration Provides Nearly $75 million for Affordable Housing Development CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Housing Development Authori...

Public Health Officials Announce 27,112 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease Over the Past Week CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 27,112 new confirmed and probable c...

For Immediate Release - June 17, 2022 Comedian Trevor Noah Will Headline the Illinois State Fair Lottery Grandstand August 19th SPRINGFIELD, IL -Emmy Award-winning host of the "The Daily Show" Trevor ...

For Immediate Release - June 17, 2022 Illinois Department of Labor Recognizes June as "Trench Safety Month" as Construction Season Heats Up SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) and it...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois... Southwestern Cumberland County in east central Illinois... Effingham C...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Jasper, Southeastern Shelby, Southern Cumberland, and Effingham County Until 630 AM. Large hail and damaging win...

For Immediate Release - June 16, 2022 Honoring Juneteenth National Freedom Day United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise Sunday, June 19, 2022 until Sunset Monday, June 20, 2022. The...