Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release- August 12, 2021 IDOL Ride Inspectors Complete Safety Inspections in Advance of State Fair Opening SPRINGFIELD - In advance of opening day, ride inspectors with the Illinois Depa...

For Immediate Release - August 12, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation Advancing Safety and Mental Health Resources for First Responders SPRINGFIELD - Governor JB Pritzker signed a package of legisla...

For Immediate Release- August 12, 2021 Be Weather Wise While Visiting the Illinois State Fair SPRINGFIELD, IL - In Illinois, Mother Nature can provide a rollercoaster of weather conditions during the ...

For Immediate Release - August 12, 2021 Illinois Fire Department COVID Assistance Grant Application Deadline Extended to Friday, August 20th Springfield, Ill- In our effort to ensure that all eligible...

ISBE Enforcing Mask Requirement, May Pull State Recognition For Non-Compliance (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois State Board of Education is making it clear that it will be enforcing Governor J.B. Pri...

LOUISVILLE- Following the State Superintendent of Education's sudden move to strip a private school's state-recognition because the school hadn't agreed to enforce the Pritzker administration's most r...

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 223 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021 ILZ045-046-055-057-122015- Douglas-Vermilion-Champaign-Edgar- 223 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021 ...A strong thundersto...

Thursday, August 12, 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: The Chamber Bu...

For Immediate Release - August 11, 2021 Illinois State Police Announce Three Upcoming Cadet Classes Springfield, IL - The Illinois State Police (ISP) announce three upcoming Cadet Classes and encourag...

For Immediate Release - August 11, 2021 2021 Butter Cow Unveiled SPRINGFIELD, IL -Illinois State Fair officials unveiled the treasured Butter Cow Wednesday in the Dairy Building on the Illinois State ...