Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - January 19, 2021 Youth Habitat Enhancement Projects Receive Funding Through Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Grant Program SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Natural Res...

Sarah Bush Lincoln's Mobile Mammography unit is on the road. The van is available to all women regardless of their financial status. Appointments are available from 10:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at each sto...

The Arcola Masonic Lodge is giving back to their neighbors who are struggling during the pandemic. They've purchased gift cards, prizes and gift certificates from local businesses and you can buy raff...

Gov. Holcomb To Deliver State Of The State Tonight (Indianapolis, IN) -- Governor Eric Holcomb will deliver the 2021 State of the State address tonight. His address will be held virtually at 7 p.m. du...

Lincoln Presidential Library Hosts Student Art Contest (Springfield, IL) -- The Lincoln Presidential Library is hosting an art contest for Illinois students. The theme of the contest is Art Surrounds ...

Illinois' Vaccine Count Tops One Million (Springfield, IL) -- The state of Illinois has received over one-million coronavirus vaccine doses and has given-out nearly half of them. The Illinois Departme...

Illinois Capitol Security In Place At Least One More Day (Springfield, IL) -- The National Guard troops and armored vehicles will remain at the Illinois Capitol for at least one more day. Both the Ill...

For Immediate Release - January 18, 2021 HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Medical Staff Supports Heartland Human Services Behavioral Health Programs EFFINGHAM- HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital...

For Immediate Release - January 18, 2021 Regions Across Illinois Advance Tiers as State Launches Surge Staffing Program to Support Hospitals in Expanding Capacity SPRINGFIELD - With the state of Illin...

Saturday, January 23, 2001, is Conservation Day at Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon. Volunteers are needed between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. or from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. to work in the heated greenhouse, ...