Category Archives: Local News

Governor Activates Illinois National Guard Units Ahead Of Inauguration (Springfield, IL) -- Governor J.B. Pritzker is activating several Illinois National Guard units ahead of President-Elect Joe Bide...

Target Has Blockbuster Holiday Season As Sales Surged 17 Percent (Minneapolis, MN) -- Target is reporting strong holiday sales. The Minneapolis-based retailer announced today that they experienced a 1...

For Immediate Release - January 12, 2021 Charleston Carnegie Public Library January Take and Make Charleston Carnegie Public Library's January Take and Make is a Winter Snow Globe Thaumatrope craft av...

Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie of Hawthorne Woods gave a Zoom press conference with reporters on Tuesday, January 12th. He talked about the dangers of the 'lame duck' legislative session and t...

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller released the following statement to address the calls to impeach President Trump: "I join my colleagues in denouncing the violence that occurred in the Ca...

For Immediate Release - January 12, 2021 IDPH Posts COVID-19 Vaccination Data SPRINGFIELD - Beginning today, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is now reporting coronavirus disease (COVID...

For Immediate Release - January 12, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 6,642 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 6,642 new ...

The Coles County Soil and Water Conservation District's annual spring tree and shrub sale is underway. Available this year are: Black Maple, Bur Oak, Red Oak, Persimmon and Redbud trees, and American ...

Madigan Suspending Campaign For House Speaker (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says he is suspending his campaign to retain the Speakership. Madigan announced the suspension...

Illinois VA Director Leaving Amid Scandal (Springfield, IL) -- The top woman at the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs is leaving under a cloud. Linda Chapa LaVia submitted her resignation yester...