Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - August 26, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation Providing Student Borrowers with Critical Information on Educational Lending Options CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker signed House...

For Immediate Release - August 26, 2021 SBL Activates Internal Disaster Plan Sarah Bush Lincoln activated its internal disaster plan Thursday morning due to the continuing surge of patients seeking ca...

For Immediate Release - August 26, 2021 Unemployment Rates Down, Jobs Up in Most Metro Areas, Unchanged in One Compared to July 2020 SPRINGFIELD - The number of nonfarm jobs increased over-the-year in...

For Immediate Release August 26, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation to Increase Affordable, Accessible Dental Care in Illinois CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker today signed HB 690 into law, expanding ...

For Immediate Release - August 26, 2021 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Endorses Budzinski in IL-13 Springfield, IL - Today, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW),...

For Immediate Release - August 26, 2021 Congresswoman Mary Miller Statement: "God Bless Our Troops" Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) issued the following statement on the tragic update that several U...

Thursday, August 26, 2021, 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: Details on two...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE It's Here: Farm Progress Show 2021 Kicks Off Next Week Here's what to know, what to get excited about and what not to miss as in-person farm shows make their comeback! St. Charle...

Update: Severe Thunderstorm Warning ILC173-262100- /O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0103.210826T2036Z-210826T2100Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Lincol...

Update: As of 6:00 p.m.: All lanes of Interstate 57 are now open at Milepost 215 in Douglas County. For the safety of the public the semi was left in the median until tomorrow. Several vehicles are st...