Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - April 29, 2021 ICC Initiates Notice of Inquiry into Extreme Weather Preparedness Springfield, IL - Extreme winter weather in February in the U.S. South Central Region that left...

For Immediate Release - April 29, 2021 Illinois State Police to Conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols Pesotum - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 (Interim) Commander, Captain Louis Kink...

ClassE, the Coles County business course for high school students, will have its annual trade show Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Elevate CCIC at the Cross County Mall. The young entrepreneurs will be sho...

An Arthur man who molested a girl he was caring for has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. 52-year-old Christopher Landess was caring for the girl in 2017 in his former Champaign home when the abus...

Effingham County Sheriff David Mahon announced his retirement and resignation yesterday. In a letter to the residents of the county, the sheriff said while his decision to retire is based on personal ...

For Immediate Release - April 29, 2021 State Rep. Chris Miller: House Committee approves performance audit of IDES Springfield, IL - The House State Government Administration Committee today unanimous...

Thursday, April 29, 2021, Ed Dowd, Executive Director of the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce was a guest on 101.3 WMCI. Here is a brief description of what he covered during the interview: COVID-19 Vaccin...

Authorities Investigating Bomb Threat Made Against Marion High School (Marion, IL) -- Authorities are investigating a bomb threat made against Marion High School. The threat was made yesterday, and of...

Illinois Cuts Unpaid Bill Backlog Down To Three-Point-Five Billion (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is pretty much paying its bills on time. Comptroller Susana Mendoza, the woman who pays the state's bil...

For Immediate Release - April 28, 2021 Lake Land College Names Outstanding Honor Students Lake Land College named PTK Treasurer Rachel Buening, Effingham, and PTK Secretary Macy Vogt, Teutopolis, as 2...