Category Archives: Local News

For Release Statewide Unemployment Rate Down, Payroll Jobs Up in April SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate fell -0.1 percenta...

For Immediate Release Sarah Bush Lincoln Presents "Farmer's Market Finds" Shopping for fresh produce can be more difficult than it may seem. Sarah Bush Lincoln Food & Nutrition Services is present...

For Immediate Release Tickets on Sale Thursday, May 19 at 10am DU QUOIN, IL - Excitement is building for the 100th anniversary of the Du Quoin State Fair. Tickets for the highly anticipated Pepsi Mid ...

For Release Illinois Department of Agriculture Issues First Pre-Construction Permits to Social Equity Craft Grow Licensees SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) today issued ...

For Release Learn the signs and symptoms of a stroke EFFINGHAM- When a stroke occurs, doctors often say "time is brain." That's because every minute the brain is without oxygen due to a stroke, two mi...

For Release America New York Ri Wang Food Group Co., Ltd Recalls Ready to Eat Pork Sausage Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination AMERICA NEW YORK RI WANG FOOD GROUP CO., LTD. FSIS Anno...

For Immediate Release Gov. Pritzker Announces $20 Million Investment to Boost Equitable Workforce Recovery CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker today joined the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic ...

The Rotary Club of Charleston is promoting patriotism and raising funds for community projects through the Fly the Flag Project. For an annual fee of $50, the club will display the American flag on Me...

For Immediate Release - May 19, 2022 Illinois State Police Announce Results of Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols Pesotum - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Ryan Starrick...

For Immediate Release Mattoon Public Library Opening New Civil War Room in Local History Center Adult programming resumes at the Mattoon Public Library May Thursday and Friday as the library also form...