Category Archives: Overnights

You are going to hear a lot more about face masks in Illinois. Governor JB Pritzker on Monday launched a new initiative to get more people to mask-up. The push is called, It Only Works If You Wear It....

The seven-day coronavirus test rate is over four-percent in Illinois for the first time since early June. The state department of public health announced nearly 13-hundred new coronavirus cases and te...

Governor J.B. Pritzker is warning college students of the risk of COVID-19 on campus. Pritzker and Jackson County health officials said college-age people are spreading the virus at the highest rates....

Fall Wonder Kits from Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon are a great way to keep the kids entertained. Wonder kits contain games, crafts and activities to encourage them to explore nature and learn...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says if the state doesn't get billions of dollars from Washington DC, the budget ax will fall. The governor yesterday warned of deep cuts if Congress does not approve a f...

An Illinois lawmaker wants history lessons in public schools suspended. Democratic State Representative La Shawn Ford says lessons need to be more inclusive of the contributions made by minorities and...

University of Illinois students, faculty, and staff coming on-campus in the fall must submit to COVID-19 testing. Chancellor Robert Jones sent out a letter yesterday saying anyone planning to visit ca...

The Lake Land College Foundation will reopen its sponsorship application period to allow incoming students to apply for scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year. Applications are now being accepte...

The Illinois Elementary School Association is reversing an earlier decision and allowing junior high athletics. The IESA is letting baseball, softball, golf, and cross country continue in the fall. Th...

A growing number of lawmakers from both parties are calling on Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan to resign. Madigan was implicated nearly two weeks ago in a federal bribery investigation involving C...