Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release Editorial: A Caring Home, Dr. Jeremy Larson, MBA, Superintendent of Schools, Paris Union School District No. 95 A Caring Home There is no greater gift you can give your child tha...

For Immediate Release Effingham Family Donate to SBL Bonutti Clinic and Hospice House Mike and Jayne Genta of Effingham recently donated to the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation. A portion of the d...

Thursday, May 3, 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: Mattoon Businesses...

For Immediate Release - March 2, 2022 Governor Pritzker's Statement on the Michael Madigan's Indictment An indictment of this magnitude is a condemnation of a system infected with promises of pay-to-p...

For Immediate Release - March 3, 2022 Illinois State Police to Conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols Pesotum - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 (Interim) Commander, Acting Captain Ryan...

Madigan Denies Wrong Doing (Chicago, IL) -- Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is denying any wrong doing following his indictment on federal racketeering and bribery charges. Both Madigan ...

Student With Gun Leads To Lockdown At Springfield School (Springfield, IL) -- A student with a gun is being blamed for a Springfield school going on lockdown. Officials say a gun fell out of the stude...

Pritzker's Administration Pushes For Nursing Home Reform (Springfield, IL) -- Governor Pritzker's administration is pushing for nursing home reform. The call to action comes after President Biden high...

Ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan Indicted (Chicago, IL) -- Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is facing federal racketeering and bribery charges. A federal grand jury indicted the ...

Ionic Smartwatches From Fitbit Being Recalled (San Francisco, CA) -- Ionic smartwatches from Fitbit are being recalled. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says this is due to a risk of burnin...