Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - May 19, 2021 Lake Land College Nursing Graduates Honored in Pinning Ceremony The Lake Land College Nursing associate degree graduates were honored at a pinning ceremony in fron...

For Immediate Release - May 18,2 021 Mobile Vaccination Sites Available at Upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events SPRINGFIELD - Continuing the state's expansion of COVID-19 vaccine equit...

First responders were called to a home Chestnut Street in Paris Sunday afternoon after a mother found her infant daughter unresponsive. The caller told dispatchers she had fed the child several hours ...

A vendor quarter auction to benefit The Haven will be held Thursday (5/20) at the Mattoon American Legion. Doors open at 5:30 and the auction will start at 6:30. Vendors will have a variety of items, ...

For Immediate Release- May 18, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 1,495 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 1,495 new confi...

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease: FAQs about this common childhood virus EFFINGHAM- A virus with a simple name that commonly affects young children is making a resurgence in day care centers now that chil...

Jessica Meadows, President and CEO of the Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce was a guest on 101.3 WMCI on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. At the bottom of the page you can listen to the entire interview. The ...

For Immediate Release - May 18, 2021 A local sophomore, Dwight Tell, invites donors to give blood Dwight Tell blood drive scheduled for May 19 and 22 (May 7, 2021 | Urbana, Ill.) - A local student who...

For Immediate Release - May 17, 2021Kraft Heinz Foods Company Recalls Chef Francisco Soup Product Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens WASHINGTON, May 17, 2021 - Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a Ce...

For Immediate Release - May 17, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Aligns Illinois Mask Guidance with CDC for Fully Vaccinated People SPRINGFIELD - Following guidance from the CDC that fully vaccinated people can sto...