Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - February 24, 2021 Indiana State Nature Passport Program Indiana is blessed with unique places and remarkable natural features. From state parks to forests to lakes, this passpo...

Thursday, February 25, 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: *An importan...

For Immediate Release - February 24, 2021 Illinois State Police Arrest Officer for Sexual/Official Misconduct Springfield, IL - The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI)...

For Immediate Release - February 24, 2021 Building Blocks of Success: IDOT announces March dates for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program workshops CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Transporta...

For Immediate Release - February 24, 2021 Illinois Department of Labor Relocating Its Springfield Office SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) will be moving its Springfield office to ...

The Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce will take over the operation and promotion of the 18th Street Farmers Market beginning this season, 2021. The market will still take place on Saturday mornings ...

For Immediate Release - February 23, 2021 Governor Pritzker Announces $4 Million Investment to Expand Career Training for At-Risk Youth in Illinois PEORIA, IL-Governor JB Pritzker today announced new ...

For Immediate Release - February 24, 2021 COVID at Home Program As infection rates decline in the area, SBL COVID-19 at Home Nurse Practitioner Megan Steffen, APRN, urges people not to let their guard...

For Immediate Release - February 24, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 2,022 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 2,022 new...

Edward Guerra Kodatt, picked to succeed State Representative Michael Madigan, has stepped down because of allegations of "questionable conduct." Madigan and 13th Ward Alderman Marty Quinn suggested he...