Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - January 21, 2021 Illinois State Museum Reopens January 26 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - As a result of updated COVID-19 mitigations, the Illinois State Museum (ISM) will reopen its flags...

Carnival Extends Cruise Cancellations Until April 30th (Doral, FL) -- Carnival Cruise Line is extending its U.S. cruise cancellations through April 30th. Today's announcement comes on the heels of sim...

Illinois National Guard No Longer Securing State Capitol (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois National Guard is no longer securing the state Capitol. Guard members spent several days at the Capitol surro...

Lawmaker Files Term Limit Bill For Seventh Time (Springfield, IL) -- A House Democrat is submitting a bill calling for term limits in the General Assembly. This is the seventh session in a row that Re...

Former Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice James Heiple Dies (Peoria, IL) -- Former Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice James Heiple is dead following complications from a brain hemorrhage. Heiple d...

Illinois Ag Exports On Track (Springfield, IL) -- Agriculture exports from Illinois are on track for a good year. The state Department of Agriculture announced the progress yesterday, saying the succe...

Illinois Senate Canceling Next Week's Session (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Senate is canceling next week's session. Senate President Don Harmon and Senate Minority Leader Dan McConchie said yeste...

IDNR to Reopen Select Historic Sites SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced select state historic sites will reopen to the public effective Tuesday, Ja...

Website launched for multiyear Fayette Avenue Project in Effingham EFFINGHAM - The Illinois Department of Transportation has launched a new website to inform the public about the reconstruction and wi...

The Windsor Harvest Picnic Committee's annual Soup(-er) Bowl Lunch will be Sunday, February 7, 2021, at the Windsor Community Center. It's a free-will donation for chili, oyster soup and potato soup, ...