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Moultrie County

East Central Illinois Region

Moultrie County Board greenlights grocery tax

SULLIVAN -- As the Illinois state grocery sales tax winds down and sunsets at the end of 2025, county and local governments have taken action to ensure they continue to receive the tax revenue. The Moultrie County Board approved a proposal during its August 14 meeting, ensuring they receive the 1% tax on groceries beginning in 2026. Their share of the tax will only come from food retailers in unincorporated areas of the county. Municipalities such as Sullivan, Allenville, Arthur […]

todayAugust 26, 2025

Pana Tri-County Fair

Christian County

Tri-County Fair starts Wednesday

The 76th Tri-County Fair kicks off Wednesday with a schedule of events, including a pageant, tractor pulls, truck pulls, harness races, a carnival, pro wrestling, a bean bag tournament, and musical entertainment, culminating in the annual Labor Day Parade.

todayAugust 26, 2025

Nokomis Newkomis

Illinois

Nokomis City Council addresses 2.5 million-gallon water loss

NOKOMIS -- 2.5 million gallons of water appears to be unaccounted for, according to remarks made during the recent Nokomis City Council meeting on Monday, July 28. The existing wastewater plant has been losing water for some time, but there is no known timeline as to when it started losing so much water. This development comes as the city is trying to get their new plant online sometime this fall, but that was dealt a slight blow as the project's […]

todayAugust 3, 2025

Nokomis Bridge The Gap 2025

Illinois

Recapping the 2025 Bridge The Gap campaign

NOKOMIS -- The Nokomis Ministerial Alliance's Bridge The Gap campaign sought to renovate nine homes in its Extreme Makeover: Nokomis Edition project this year. The mission of the project: bringing physical restoration and emotional renewal to families in need. The project was an ambitious undertaking made possible by funds raised through dinners, a trivia night, and cash donations. The Ministerial Alliance, which oversees the annual campaign, sponsored the events where generosity and community spirit converged for a noble cause. The […]

todayJuly 23, 2025

Windsor Stewardson-Strasburg IHSA Bass Fishing Final 2025

East Central Illinois Region

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg win 2025 bass final

SHELBYVILLE -- A Shelby County co-op team took home championship gold last weekend at the 2025 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Bass Fishing State Final at Lake Shelbyville. The sports co-op of Windsor High School and Stewardson-Strasburg High School won the state title with Myles Verdeyen, Hayden Porter, and Heath Westendorf fishing last Friday and Saturday. The team caught five fish weighing ten pounds, six ounces on Friday and five fish on Saturday weighing 14 pounds, eight ounces to edge […]

todayJune 14, 2025

Illinois

Illinois

Illinois agency compromised in phishing campaign targeting employees

SPRINGFIELD -- An agency of the State of Illinois was the target of a phishing campaign earlier this year, according to a media release made available Friday. The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) alerted the media of the incident, pursuant to required mandates set in the Illinois Personal Information Act (815 ILCS 530/12). HFS was made aware that a bad actor was conducting a phishing campaign to target HFS employees, attempting to gain access to their usernames […]

todayJune 9, 2025

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