Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - June 17, 2021 Statewide Unemployment Rate Unchanged, Payroll Jobs Down in May SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemp...

For Immediate Release - June 17, 2021 Lake Land College alumna receives ICCTA Pacesetter Award The Lake Land College Board of Trustees awarded the 2021 ICCTA Pacesetter Award to alumna Megan McQueen a...

The Effingham County Health Department will offer two drive-thru clinics for kids entering grades 6 through 12 who are in need of back-to-school immunizations. The first will be Tuesday (6/22) from 9:...

For Immediate Release - June 16, 2021 Sen. Baileys takes a stand for gun owners, opposes dangerous FOID legislation State Senator Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) has released the following statement foll...

For Immediate Release - June 17, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation Further Expanding Voting Protections for Illinois Residents CHICAGO - Today, Governor JB Pritzker signed SB 825 into law further e...

For Immediate Release - June 17, 2021 Pritzker Administration Awards $3.3 Million to First Responders Across Illinois Springfield, Ill- The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) today annou...

For Immediate Release - June 17, 2021 Cycle into History with the Mattoon Public Library MATTOON - With a theme of "see what was in our neighborhood," a Saturday morning bike ride promoted by the Matt...

For Immediate Release - June 16, 2021 State Rep. Chris Miller issues statement on the latest efforts to enact an energy bill Springfield, IL - State Representative Chris Miller (R-Oakland) is issuing ...

For Immediate Release Lake Land College IT Design Programs See Changes Lake Land College updated its IT-Graphic Design and IT-Web Design programs to provide more opportunities for students interested ...

For Immediate Release Illinois State Fair Box Office Now Open SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois State Fair Box Office is open for in-person grandstand ticket purchases from 8am-5pm Monday through Friday ...