Category Archives: Local News

Op-ed from State Representative-elect Adam Niemerg
For Immediate Release - December 18, 2020 Op-ed from State Representative-elect Adam Niemerg Time for Governor Pritzker to lead By State Representative-Elect Adam Niemerg "Even with the state in near ...
Renee Fonner Dec 18, 2020 State Representative-Elect Adam Niemerg. Photo submitted.

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Announces $56 Million Investment in Providers and Community Organizations
For Immediate Release - December 18, 2020 Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Announces $56 Million Investment in Providers and Community Organizations Almost half of the total-$27.6...
Renee Fonner Dec 18, 2020

Public Health Officials Announce 7,377 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease
For Immediate Release- December 18, 2020 Public Health Officials Announce 7,377 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 7,377 new ...
Renee Fonner Dec 18, 2020

Lake Land College ADN students take part in pinning ceremony
For Immediate Release - December 18, 2020 Lake Land College ADN students take part in pinning ceremony Lake Land College students graduating from the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program took part i...
Renee Fonner Dec 18, 2020

Illinois Chamber responds to yet another call for tax increases on Illinois job providers
For Immediate Release - December 17, 2020 Chamber responds to yet another call for tax increases on Illinois job providers Illinois Chamber President and CEO Todd Maisch released the following stateme...
Renee Fonner Dec 17, 2020 Logo submitted by Illinois Chamber of Commerce.

Illinois DCFS teams up with The Toy Foundation and Radio Flyer to make the holidays brighter for Illinois youth in care
For Immediate Release - December 17, 2020 Illinois DCFS teams up with The Toy Foundation and Radio Flyer to make the holidays brighter for Illinois youth in care CHICAGO, IL - The holidays will be a l...
Renee Fonner Dec 17, 2020 Caitlin Regan / CC

Courtyard Estates of Sullivan Introduces “Hugging Booth”
For Immediate Release - December 17, 2020 Courtyard Estates of Sullivan Introduces "Hugging Booth" Courtyard Estates of Sullivan has had to get creative this holiday season. The usual Christmas partie...
Renee Fonner Dec 17, 2020 The Welsh family generously gifted Courtyard Estates of Sullivan with a “hugging booth.” Photo submitted by Petersen Healthcare.

Statewide Unemployment Rate and Jobs Decline in November
For Immediate Release - December 17, 2020 Statewide Unemployment Rate and Jobs Decline in November SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemploy...
Renee Fonner Dec 17, 2020

Paris Skilled Nursing Sets Up Large Holiday Lights Display
For Immediate Release - December 17, 2020 Paris Skilled Nursing Sets Up Large Holiday Lights Display To bring joy to the community, our staff decorated our facility with a large, festive holiday light...
Renee Fonner Dec 17, 2020 Photo submitted by Paris Health & Rehab Center.

COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Given to Clinical Colleagues at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital
COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Given toClinical Colleagues at HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital (EFFINGHAM, IL) - Today, December 17, 2020, HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital administered the first COVID...
Renee Fonner Dec 17, 2020 Rebecca Kistner, RN, from HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital’s medical/surgical care department, receives the first COVID-19 vaccine at St. Anthony’s. Sarah Schumacher, RN, emergency department facilitator, administered the vaccination. Photo submitted by HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital.


