Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - March 18, 2021 Unemployment Rates Up, Jobs Down in January for All State Metro Areas SPRINGFIELD - The number of nonfarm jobs decreased over-the-year in all fourteen Illinois m...

For Immediate Release - March 19, 2021 Hospital Sisters Health System Announces New President and CEO SPRINGFIELD-HSHS is pleased to announce that Damond W. Boatwright, MHA, MHS, FACHE, has accepted o...

State Senator Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) released the following statement following Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's announcement of a "Bridge Phase" for reopening. "This week it's a bridge, tomorrow...

For Immediate Release - March 18, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 2,325 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 2,325 new co...

Bridge work will force the closure of a road north of Cooks Mills Monday, March 22, 2021. According to the Coles County Highway Department, the area affected will be east of the intersection of County...

A Robinson woman suffered non-life threatening injuries in a crash last night, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Effingham. According to the Illinois State Police, Mark Meylor, of Effingham, and Steven Du...

The Clark County Police Association will have a Shop With a Cop golf scramble on June 5th at the Casey Country Club. It's a four person best ball tournament, which will tee off at 8:00 a.m. Entry fee ...

For Immediate Release - March 17, 2021 Congresswoman Miller Introduces the Working Families Flexibility Act WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) introduced the Working Families Flexib...

Thursday, March 18, 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: Chamber Buck$- ...

For Immediate Release - March 18, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Announces $721,500 in Boat Access Area Grants SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker today announced 2021 Boat Access Area Development grants tot...