Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - August 6, 2025 Department on Aging to Host Senior Day at the State Fair on Aug. 11 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Adults 60 and older can enter the State Fair for free on Monday, Aug. 11,...

For Immediate Release - August 6, 2025 Spark a Love of Reading in Young Children Illinois State Fair Partners with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois State Fair is excit...

The City of Mattoon has temporarily closed the beach at Lake Mattoon due to a harmful algal bloom, which can produce toxins that pose health risks. Water samples taken today confirmed the bloom's pres...

For Immediate Release - August 5, 2025 IDOT, local officials, community partners celebrate start of construction on next phase of Route 66 Trail McLEAN - The Illinois Department of Transportation was ...

For Immediate Release - August 5, 2025 Eight Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events Announced by the Illinois EPA for the Fall of 2025 One-day events to be held in addition to five long-term coll...

For Immediate Release - August 5, 2025 HSHS Medical Group - Effingham Welcomes Dr. Bashar Alzahabi EFFINGHAM, Ill. - HSHS Medical Group is pleased to welcome Dr. Bashar Alzahabi to HSHS Medical Group ...

For Immediate Release - August 5, 2025 Funding Available for Water Quality Management Program Projects through Illinois EPA's Section 604(b) Grant Program $750,000 in Total Funding Available SPRINGFIE...

For Immediate Release - August 5, 2025 Funding for Green Infrastructure Projects Now Available from the Illinois EPA Green Infrastructure Grant Opportunities Program Offers $5 Million in Funding SPRIN...

For Immediate Release - August 5, 2025 Adventure Awaits at the 2025 State Fair SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois State Fair is almost here, and we've packed this year with more flavor, fun, and fair favo...

For Immediate Release - August 5, 2025 Hospital Sisters Health System introduces HSHS Community Connect Connecting communities with local resources SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - For 150 years, Hospital Sisters ...