Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - September 28, 2021 State of Illinois Releases the Illinois Fall Color Report and Five New Road Trip Itineraries Highlighting the Best Ways to See and Experience the Season SPRI...

For Immediate Release - September 28, 2021 The Illinois Department of Public Health is Reporting the First Human Case of Rabies in Illinois Since 1954 SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public H...

For Immediate Release - September 28, 2021 Energy bill punctuates decades of failed policies and failed leadership in Illinois By State Rep. Blaine Wilhour Leave it to Illinois to do the impossible. O...

For Immediate Release - September 28, 2021 Lake Land College Strategic Plan Process How can Lake Land College serve you? That question serves as the foundation for a year-long process the Lake Land Co...

For Immediate Release - September 28, 2021 Illinois State Police Reduce FOID Backlogs Because the Illinois State Police is rebuilding the Firearms Services Bureau - focusing on public safety and strea...

For Immediate Release - September 28, 2021 2021 Illinois State Fair Attendance Second Highest Behind Only 2019 Fair SPRINGFIELD, IL - The 2021 Illinois State Fair saw over 472,000 visitors walk throug...

Illinois Emergency Rule Requires Tracking Healthcare Worker Vaccinations, Test Results (Springfield, IL) -- An Illinois emergency rule is requiring that all health workers' COVID-19 vaccinations and t...

The Effingham Sunrise Rotary Club will host its Halloween Parade October 31st, with line-up at noon along Maple, between Temple and Evergreen Avenues. The parade will start at 2pm. Entry forms are ava...

For Immediate Release - September 28, 2021 Biden-Harris Administration Provides $35,723,174 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Ongoing COVID-19 and Primary Health Care Infrastructure Needs in Il...

For Immediate Release - September 27, 2021 Illinois State Police Investigate a Death Investigation and Suspected Home Invasion in Clay County Edgewood, IL - On September 26, 2021, the Illinois State P...