Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - January 21, 2021 United Way of Effingham County 2020 Campaign Update United Way Board of Directors would like to thank all businesses and individuals who have donated to the Un...

For Immediate Release - January 21, 2021 Illinois Housing Development Authority Releases Application for $8 Million to Strengthen Neighborhoods CHICAGO - The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IH...

For Immediate Release - January 21, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Joins Bipartisan Governors and Lt. Governors from Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin to Encourage Everyone to Make a Pla...

For Immediate Release- January 21, 2021 2021 Cover Crop Program Application Period Ends SPRINGFIELD, IL - The second year of the Illinois Department of Agriculture's (IDOA) Fall Covers for Spring Savi...

For Immediate Release - January 21, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 4,979 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 4,979 new ...

The Catholic Charities mobile food pantry will return to Windsor February 10th. Anybody who doesn't have a steady food supply qualifies. No financial information is required. However, you do need to s...

The four-way stop at 12th and DeWitt in Mattoon will become a two-way stop on Monday, February 1, 2021 Traffic going east and west will no longer have to stop. Please be advised when traveling to that...

Jessica Meadows, President and CEO of the Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce was a guest on 101.3 WMCI on Thursday, January 21. At the bottom of the page you can listen to the entire interview. Here ...

For Immediate Release - January 21, 2021 Region 6 Moves to Phase 4 and Region 7 Advances to Tier 1 SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced Region 6 (Champaign, Cl...

The LifeSpan Center is looking for donations to help support their efforts throughout the year. Items needed include bottled water, paper products, copy machine paper, and zippered storage bags to nam...