Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - October 7, 2020 Illinois Reaches More Than 6 Million COVID-19 Tests SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 2,630 new confirmed cases of co...

For Immediate Release - October 7, 2020 Pritzker Administration Honors the Life of South Holland Firefighter Dylan Cunningham Springfield, Ill.- Governor JB Pritzker and The Office of the Illinois Sta...

For Immediate Release - October 7, 2020 Illinois Department of Labor Stresses the Need For Grain Bin Safety SPRINGFIELD - Despite some wild weather in parts of Illinois this year, the U.S. Department ...

WIU Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty (Macomb, IL) -- The suspect in a shooting at Western Illinois University is pleading not guilty to four separate charges. Kavion Poplous is accused of shooting h...

U Of I Students Save Trapped Snapping Turtle (Urbana, IL) -- A group of University of Illinois students from the Wildlife Clinic is being credited with saving a snapping turtle caught in a drain. The ...

Madigan Hearings Delayed Until After Election (Springfield, IL) -- Hearings being held by the special investigative committee looking into House Speaker Mike Madigan are being delayed until after the ...

For Immediate Release - October 6, 2020 Honoring National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (EFFINGHAM, IL) - October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to reaffirm our commitment to fighti...

Washington Savings Bank Announces Addition of 2 Lenders Due to continued growth Washington Savings Bank is excited to announce the addition of two new lenders to their management team. Timothy Hoehn, ...

For Release Managing stress appropriately may strengthen your mental health (EFFINGHAM, IL) - The stress level among adults in the United States is at an all-time high according to a recent poll condu...

For Immediate Release - October 6, 2020 Governor Pritzker and Lt. Governor Stratton Unveil Healing Illinois Initiative to Advance Racial Healing SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -Governor JB Pritzker and Lieutenant ...