Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - August 24, 2021 Charleston Carnegie Public Library Take & Make Apple Craft Help us celebrate Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library by gr...

For Immediate Release - August 24, 2021 Veteran's Day at the 2021 DuQuoin State Fair Springfield - The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs (IDVA), the Illinois Department of Agriculture, and the ...

A Windsor man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison on four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. 40-year-old Donald Ohmen will serve at least 85-percent of his sentence and will ...

For Immediate Release - August 24, 2021 Illinois State Police to Conduct Distracted Driving Enforcement Effingham - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Interim Commander, Lieutenant Kerry Sutton, ...

For Immediate Release - August 24, 2021 Congresswoman Miller Introduces The Don't Draft Our Daughters Resolution WASHINGTON -Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) introduced a resolution in opposit...

Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts Dies (London) -- Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died. In a statement, his publicist said "It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our be...

For Immediate Release - August 24, 2021 COVID-19 Mitigations Announced in Advance of Du Quoin State Fair DU QUOIN, IL - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Illinois Department of Agric...

For Immediate Release - August 24, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Announces Disaster Assistance for East Central Illinois Residents, Businesses SPRINGFIELD - Governor JB Pritzker today announced the U.S. Small Bu...

State Police To Install License Plate-Reading Cameras On Expressways (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois State Police is set to begin installing license plate-reading cameras on Chicago-area expressways this we...

SIU Student From Chicago Killed In Shooting Near Campus (Carbondale, IL) -- Southern Illinois University in Carbondale is mourning after a student from Chicago was killed over the weekend in a shootin...