Category Archives: Local News

For Release Uphoff Named SBL President & CEO Mattoon native Kim Uphoff has been named president & CEO of Sarah Bush Lincoln. She will assume the role at the end of July when current President ...

For Immediate Release Du Quoin State Fair Announces Highly Anticipated Grandstand Lineup Du Quoin, IL - The Du Quoin State Fair is excited to announce six acts scheduled to perform at the Du Quoin Sta...

For Immediate Release - Lake Land College hosts annual business and computer contest Lake Land College hosted the first annual Business and Computer Contest since 2019 on April 22. Neoga High School p...

For Immediate Release Rep. Mary Miller to Host Service Academy Day WASHINGTON - The Office of Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-IL) will be hosting a Service Academy Day on Saturday, May 14 at the Mahomet ...

For Immediate Release Governor Pritzker Announces $250 Million in Grant Awards for Small Businesses CHICAGO -During National Small Business Week, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Co...

The annual Dwight Tell Blood Drive will be held May 16th and 18th from noon to 6:00 and May 21st from 10:00 to 3:00 at the Mattoon Donor Center at the Cross County Mall. Dwight is a cancer survivor, d...

For Immediate Release Lake Land College hosts student art exhibition Lake Land College displayed original student artworks that answered the question "What do Inclusion, Diversity and Equity mean to y...

For Immediate Release Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) Receives National Awards Springfield, Illinois - The Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) was honor...

For Immediate Release Mattoon Community Unit #2 School District Kindergarten Information Night for 2022-23 All Mattoon Community Unit #2 School District Kindergarten students for the 2022-23 school ye...

The Illinois State Police is now offering a Lateral Entry Training Program! In this new Lateral Entry Training Program, Cadets will NOT have to relocate upon graduation and District assignments. Cadet...