Category Archives: Local News

Orders are being taken for the Windsor High School greenhouse sale. They have house plants in pots and hanging baskets, succulents, vegetables and flowering plants. You can place your order on their F...

For Immediate Release - May 5, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 2,410 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 2,410 new confi...

For Immediate Release Apex Clean Energy Announces Coles Wind Community Grant; First Award Made to Salvation Army Mattoon, IL - April 22, 2021 - Apex Clean Energy has awarded its first round of grants ...

For Immediate Release - April 5, 2021 State Rep. Chris Miller: New study shows impact of rising pension costs on Illinois communities Springfield, IL - A new study shows how communities are losing gro...

For Immediate Release - May 5, 2021 Congresswoman Miller Urges Senate to Oppose the Nomination of David Chipman to the ATF WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) signed a letter urging the Sen...

For Immediate Release- May 5, 2021 Sen. Bailey encourages you to pause and take part in The National Day of Prayer Springfield, IL.....Embracing Love, Life, and Liberty, State Senator Darren Bailey (R...

The voice of Charleston High School football and basketball, Jack Ashmore, is retiring after 50 years of sports play by play. Jack began calling games in 1971 and has worked for a variety of stations ...

Peloton Agrees To Total Treadmill Recall Following Child's Death (New York, NY) -- Peloton is agreeing to recall all of its treadmills following the death of a six-year-old. It's voluntary recall, ann...

Pritzker: State Fair Plans Moving Forward (Springfield, IL) -- Governor J.B. Pritzker says plans for the State Fair are moving forward. The governor says the Illinois Department of Public Health is wo...

Illinois Sets Legal Marijuana Sales Record (Springfield, IL) -- More and more people are buying more and more marijuana in Illinois. The latest numbers from the state's legal marijuana sales set a rec...