Category Archives: Local News

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) introduced the Working Families Flexibility Act to the House. This is her second bill after the Safety & Opportunity for Girls Act. This bill ...

SPRINGFIELD- Families who chose to bring a foster child into their home could soon receive some financial help from the state due to legislation filed by State Senator Darren Bailey (R-Louisville). Se...

For Immediate Release - March 17, 2021 Pritzker Administration Announces a Record 41,000 Businesses Served by Statewide Network of Small Business Development Centers in 2020 CHICAGO - The Illinois Dep...

For Immediate Release - March 17, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 1,655 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 1,655 new co...

For Immediate Release - March 17, 2021 Washington Savings Bank helps Blessings In A Backpack (EFFINGHAM, Illinois - March 17, 2021) Washington Savings Bank recently volunteered their time to help pack...

Tickets are available for a gun raffle to benefit Jasper County Cancer Support. Tickets are $100 each and only 100 will be sold. They'll give away four rifles, three handguns, and three shotguns. Tick...

The Neoga Bucks Club is having a Father's Day raffle. Your $20 tickets gets you in the drawing to win a John Deere Z-Trak mower or $1,000 cash; flat top griddle with $300 gift certificate for meat; an...

Let Mattoon High School Project Graduation egg your yard. In a GOOD way! For $20.00 you get two-dozen eggs filled with candy, along with a yard stake and paw prints so the kids will know the Easter Bu...

Gambling addiction has skyrocketed in Illinois. According to the Gateway Foundation, Illinois has the most gaming terminals of any state, making placing bets way too convenient, especially during the ...

For Immediate Release - March 16, 2021 Horizon Health Saves Patients Money on Prescription Drugs (Paris, IL)-Living with diabetes has a cost. For Richard Britton, of Clinton, Indiana, the cost was nea...