Category Archives: Local News

--Fire Weather Watch in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening (10-17). For the following counties in, Woodford, Tazewell, McLean, Mason, Logan, De Witt, Piatt, Scott, Morgan, Sangamon,...

--Freeze Warning in effect until 9am this morning (10-16) --Frost Advisory in effect from 1am until 8am tomorrow (10-17) For the following counties, Champaign, Vermilion, Douglas, Coles, Edgar, Cumber...

For Immediate Release - October 15, 2020 Kanata Blanket Company Announces Relocation of North American Operations to Illinois VANDALIA, IL- Kanata Blanket, a leading manufacturer of premium blankets a...

For Immediate Release - October 15, 2020 After Reporting 67,000 Tests, Public Health Officials Announce Highest One-Day Coronavirus Disease Case Total - 4,015 New Cases SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Depa...

For Immediate Release - October 15, 2020 Fatherhood symposium set for Oct. 24 The Illinois Council on Responsible Fatherhood, a state board established in 2004 to promote parental involvement - partic...

According to the Coles County Health Department, Coles County Level COVID-19 Risk Metrics continues to fall into the Orange warning level for another week. Orange indicates there are warning signs of ...

For Immediate Release IDPH Issues COVID-19 Holiday Season Safety Tips SPRINGFIELD - As Illinoisans prepare to spend the holidays with family and friends, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH...

For Immediate Release - October 14, 2020 Statewide Asian Carp Cookout to be Held Oct. 17 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - With a mission to expand local food options and continue efforts to remove Asian carp from ...

If your trick or treaters get overloaded with candy, they can send some of it to the troops, and get paid for it. The Strasburg American Legion is offering Operation: Candy Buy Back, on November 7th f...

Lawsuits Challenging Pritzker's Stay-At-Home Order Heard (Springfield, IL) -- Several lawsuits challenging Governor J.B. Pritzker are back in court. Hearings were held yesterday on suits brought by st...