Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - August 5, 2021 Lincolnland Binga Raffles to Support New Hospice House Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation has cancelled its annual Lincolnland Binga event due to an increasing...

The third annual Coles County Truck Convoy will roll through Mattoon and Charleston this Saturday, August 7. Food vendors, kids' activities and craft and merchant booths will be set up at the former T...

For Immediate Release - August 5, 2021 Video Created by Wheaton Academy Students Takes Top Prize in Annual Contest SPRINGFIELD - Today, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the American Lung A...

Douglas-Hart Nature center invites you to their honey harvest August 14th from 10:00 to noon. Their beekeeper will give hands-on demonstrations on the harvesting process. Games and crafts will also be...

For Immediate Release - August 5, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Signs Groundbreaking Package of Legislation Removing Financial Barriers to Feminine Hygiene Products for Women and Girls EDWARDSVILLE - Joined by l...

Relay for Life of Coles and Moultrie County will have a survivor breakfast on August 14th from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the Mattoon American Legion. Carry-out service will be available. Please RSVP by this ...

For Immediate Release - August 5, 2021 HSHS Urges Community to get COVID Vaccine as COVID Cases Increase Central and Southern Illinois- With new COVID-19 cases increasing in Illinois, leaders at HSHS ...

From the Illinois State Police UPDATED: Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 3:50pm: Route 130 will be blocked off from Coles County 1400N to IL-133 for the crash investigation for an extended period of time. ...

Louisville, IL - State Senator Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) has released the following statement following the mask mandate for K-12 schools announced today: "The Governor has once again overstepped h...

For Immediate Release - August 4, 2021 Sarah Bush Lincoln will Limit Patients to One Designated Support Person Beginning Thursday, August 5, Sarah Bush Lincoln will limit patients to one designated su...