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More discourse from a local legislator on the signing of the Firearm Owner Identification Card (FOID) reform bill earlier this week by Illinois governor J.B. Pritzger. 109th District Republican

With classes set to resume on Monday August 16th and students arriving on campus next week, Vincennes University has announced a temporary revision in its mask policy. Starting this Friday August

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,682 new cases of coronavirus and 8 new deaths across the state Tuesday. The Tuesday total is one of the highest in the recent spike in Illinois

Authorities across southeastern Illinois are on the lookout for a missing Jasper County woman. The Jasper County Sheriffs  Department and the Missing Persons Awareness Network have issued an alert

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Tuesday arrested two people. Taken into custody were 39 year old Brent Wiseman of Palestine for Probation Violation and 40 year old Jason Fredrick of

The Red Hill Unit 10 Board of Education met in special session Monday afternoon and after a public hearing unanimously approved the revised Guide to Reopening School Plan prior to the new school

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzger Monday signed what he called the most comprehensive reform to state firearms laws in over 100 years.  The new bill is aimed at modernizing the Firearm Owners

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,687 new cases of coronavirus statewide Monday with only 3 deaths. COVID-19 cases continue to rise locally and across the area. The Lawrence

Reports out of Clay County Illinois indicate some good economic news for the area. North American Lighting has announced it will open a new production facility in Mattoon in the fall of 2021. The

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that Illinois Route 1 at Gordon Junction east of Robinson will be closed Thursday and Friday of this week. The closure will allow for the