Category Archives: Local News

A 9/11 community remembrance will be held at Peterson Park in Mattoon on 9/11. The ceremony will include first-hand experiences from the Mattoon Fire and Police Departments, United and American Airlin...

For Immediate Release - August 18, 2021 Updated Illinois Sport Fish Consumption Advisory SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced an updated consumption advisory f...

For Immediate Release - August 17, 2021 Sale of Champions Invests in Tomorrow's Agricultural Leaders SPRINGFIELD, IL - Being in the Governor's Sale of Champions is something all livestock exhibitors d...

For Immediate Release - August 17, 2021 Gary Rabine downstate bus tour stops in Mattoon Woodstock, IL - Gary Rabine, a candidate for Governor, was in Mattoon on Tuesday as part of a two-day bus tour t...

For Immediate Release - August 17, 2021 Honoring Illinois' Fallen United States and State flags at half-staff from Sunrise on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 until Sunset on Thursday, August 19, 2021. The ...

For Immediate Release - August 17, 2021 Wednesday is Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair Springfield, IL - Wednesday, August 18th is Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair. While Governor Pri...

For Immediate Release - August 17, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation Designating Penicillium Rubens as the Official State Microbe of Illinois SPRINGFIELD - Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation t...

For Immediate Release - August 16, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Signs Package of Legislation that Lowers Prices for Prescription Drugs SPRINGFIELD - Building on efforts to expand health equity across Illinois, ...

Governor Holcomb Supports Local Mask Mandates (Indianapolis, IN) -- Indiana's governor is not going to issue a statewide mask mandate, but he supports local schools that are instituting local mask req...

Hayworth School District Reverses Course On Mask Policy (Heyworth, IL) -- The Heyworth Community School District Number Four is reversing its policy on masking at school. The district voted last night...