Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - January 4, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 5,059 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 5,059 new c...

For Immediate Release - Press Release Red Cross teams with NFL to urge blood and plasma donation during National Blood Donor Month ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Jan. 5, 2021) - The American Red Cross and the Nation...

For Immediate Release - January 4, 2021 Free COVID-19 Testing Available at State Mobile Testing Sites in Central Illinois SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has several mobi...

New Year's Baby of 2021 born at HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital EFFINGHAM- HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital proudly welcomed Haevyn Dale Gillman as the first baby born at the hospital in 2021...

For Immediate Release - January 4, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Announces Director Appointment to the Illinois Department of Insurance Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB P...

For Immediate Release - Press Release 2020 Migration Trends: ILLINOIS is the U-Haul No. 49 Growth State PHOENIX (Jan. 4, 2021) - Illinois is the No. 49 growth state in America, according to U-Haul dat...

For Immediate Release ISAC Provides Free Assistance Statewide for Students Completing Financial and Applications CHICAGO - While students are struggling nationwide with remote education and college pl...

The numbers continue to increase for Illinois' coronavirus vaccine count. As of last week, the Illinois Department of Public Health said they have delivered 269 thousand doses to over 126 thousand peo...

The number of COVID-19 cases in Illinois is inching closer to one-million. State health officials reported yesterday nearly 45-hundred new cases of the coronavirus, including 81 additional deaths. Cur...

A correctional officer in Coles County is accused of sexual misconduct involving a female jail inmate. The Coles County Sheriff's Office reported last week that they are aware of the allegation agains...