Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - April 27, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 2,556 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 2,556 new co...

Effingham County case managers will be at the Effingham Public Library Monday through Thursday to assist with new or existing unemployment insurance or Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims. If you ...

Ameren Illinois Reminds Customers of the Benefits to Planting "Right Tree in Right Place" COLLINSVILLE, IL (APRIL 27, 2021) - Now that Spring has arrived, many homeowners are heading outdoors with lan...

The Effingham Police Department is investigating the theft of five motorcycles from Legacy Harley Davidson. When officers arrived just after midnight, they discovered forced entry through the front do...

For Immediate Release - April 27, 2021 Senate passes Bailey legislation to add Ag as a prerequisites at public universities Agriculture is the leading industry in our state and it is important that pr...

The Marshall (Illinois) Police Department encourages all residents and anyone visiting to lock your vehicle and take your keys. Car thefts have increased in town and in surrounding communities, and mo...

Illinois House Republicans Blaming Democrats For Census Population Loss (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois House Republicans are blaming Democrats for a drop in the population reported by the Census Bureau...

Linda Lou McCain, 72, of Shelbyville, IL passed away at 5:03 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL. Linda was born on July 12, 1948, in Decatur, the daughter...

For Immediate Release - April 27, 2021 Washington Savings Bank Announces New Chairman of the Board Washington Savings Bank recently announced that Paul Koerner was named Chairman of the Board at the a...

It has taken eight years, but a citizen petition filed by the Public Health Law Center and partners will finally get a response from the FDA. The petition, filed in 2013, calls on the FDA to prohibit ...