Category Archives: Local News

Postal Service Workers Win Free Furnace for Mattoon Vietnam Veteran CHAMPAIGN, PIATT AND COLES COUNTY, Illinois -- Mattex Service Company has selected the recipient of a free furnace in its 5th annual...

For Immediate Release - November 9, 2020 Public Health Officials Announce 10,573 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 10,573 ne...

Lettuce Recall Over Possible E. Coli Contamination (Salinas, CA) -- A lettuce recall is in effect because of E.coli. The voluntary recall by producer Tanimura and Antle in Salinas, California was conf...

"Stop The Steal" Rally Held In Springfield (Springfield, IL) -- Supporters of President Trump are continuing with the campaign. Demonstrators gathered on the Illinois State Capitol steps Saturday morn...

EMA Reports Coal Train Derailment (Panama, IL) -- The Chris-Mont Emergency Management Agency is reporting a coal train derailment. The report says 24 cars of a Norfolk and Southern train went off the ...

Pritzker, Staff Test Negative For COVID-19 After Exposure (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and his staff have all tested negative for COVID-19 after being exposed to someone who has te...

Biden "Honored And Humbled" By Projected Win In Presidential Race (Wilmington, DE) -- Projected President-elect Joe Biden calls himself "honored and humbled" by his victory in the hotly-contested pres...

For Immediate Release - November 6, 2020 Public Health Officials Announce 10,376 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported...

State Board Of Elections Addressing Rumors Surrounding Sharpie Marked Ballots (Springfield, IL) -- The State Board of Elections is addressing rumors surrounding the use of Sharpies to mark ballots. Of...

Illinois Sees Unemployment Spike (Springfield, IL) -- A lot more people in Illinois are turning to unemployment. The state says unemployment claims spiked last week, jumping 38-percent. That's the sec...