Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - Press Release - June 1, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Highlights Fiscally Responsible Budget That Invests in Rebuilding Our Economy FY22 Budget Pays Down $3.2 Billion Debt, Closes $655 Mi...

For Immediate Release - June 7, 2021 Rescheduled Date for stenciling your own summer t-shirt at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library will be on Wednesday, June 16! Drop in between 10:30 am-12:00 pm ...

Public input sought through June 14 on new Illinois rail study SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Transportation is inviting the public to comment and offer suggestions on a new study assessing ...

For Immediate Release - June 1, 2021 State Senator Bailey: Democrats pass reckless, pork-filled budget Springfield, IL - State Senator Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) issued the following statement after...

For Immediate Release - June 1, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 401 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 401 new confirme...

For Immediate Release - June 1, 2021 Paris Clinic Addition to Open this Winter (Paris, IL)-A two-story addition to the Paris Clinic should be completed this winter, providing additional space for fami...

For Immediate Release - June 1, 2021 Teens ages 12-18, this week's Craftivity @Home project: Scratch Art! Draw your design with the wooden stylus on the black scratch art paper and watch as vibrant co...

For Immediate Release - June 1, 2021 Partnership EMS program graduates honored in ceremony This spring, Lake Land College partnered with Abbott EMS in Effingham and Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Systems i...

Jessica Meadows, President and CEO of the Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce was a guest on 101.3 WMCI on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. At the bottom of the page you can listen to the entire interview. Bene...

Lawmakers Approve FOID Card Bill (Springfield, IL) -- A bill that seeks to modernize the Firearm Owners' Identification card, also known as FOID, is now before the Governor. Over the weekend, lawmaker...