Category Archives: Local News

Thursday, May 5, 2022, is National Day of Prayer. Mattoon pastors will gather at Noon, at Heritage Park to pray for the community and citizens, our city administration, police and fire departments, sc...

For Immediate Release Illinois EPA Announces Notice of Funding Opportunity for County Solid Waste Planning SPRINGFIELD -Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Director John J. Kim tod...

Pat Benatar, Duran Duran Among Newest Rock Hall Inductees (Cleveland, OH) -- Pat Benatar and Duran Duran are among the newest inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They're joined by names inc...

For Immediate Release HSHS Hospice Illinois invites community to Memorial Butterfly Release Ceremony at HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital EFFINGHAM- HSHS Hospice Illinois invites community members ...

For Immediate Release Illinois State Police Announce Results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement Patrols Effingham - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Interim Commander, Lieutenant Kerry Sutto...

For Immediate Release Willie Nelson & Family to Headline the Grandstand on Agriculture Day at the Illinois State Fair SPRINGFIELD, IL - We are 100 days away from the start of the Illinois State Fa...

Wright's Family Purchases Naming Rights for Dieterich Community Center Dieterich, Il. (May 2, 2022) The Wright family, owners of Wright's Furniture & Flooring, has spent more than 130 years runnin...

For Immediate Release Governor Pritzker Announces $113 Million in Anti-Violence Funding Now Available Chicago - Governor JB Pritzker announced the launch of $113 million in funding opportunities for c...

For Immediate Release Illinois State Police Announce Results of Nighttime Enforcement Patrols Effingham - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Interim Commander, Lieutenant Kerry Sutton, announces ...

For Immediate Release Pritzker Administration Focuses Remaining $84 Million Volkswagen Settlement Funding on Electric Transportation and Infrastructure SPRINGFIELD - The State of Illinois is announcin...