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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 217

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 105

Sierra

Coles County

Sierra to open in Mattoon this weekend

MATTOON -- Mattoon and shoppers residing in Coles County will experience another new tenant inside The Shops at Emerald Acres this weekend. Sierra, a brand property of The TJX Companies dedicated to selling outdoor attire, is opening at the shopping center on Saturday, according to a press release obtained by Heartland Newsfeed. The store will be roughly 18,000 square feet in size. The opening comes two days after the opening of a new Marshalls store in Jacksonville, which opened Thursday […]

todayAugust 15, 2025 167 2

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 188

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 192

extreme heat advisory

East Central Illinois Region

Heat Advisory extended to Thursday

A Heat Advisory currently in place has now been extended to Thursday evening. At 1:06 p.m. Monday, the National Weather Service announced an extension to the current Heat Advisory, which was initially to expire at 9 p.m. Tuesday. Other areas received an extension to the advisory yesterday evening. The amended Heat Advisory is now set to expire at 9 p.m. on Thursday. For more information stated in the original story, click here.

todayJune 23, 2025 258 21 19

extreme heat advisory

Capital Area Region

Extreme heat expected through Tuesday

The Bi-State region will be experiencing humid conditions and scorching extreme heat this weekend through early next week. The majority of the region is under a Heat Advisory starting at noon local time on Saturday and currently set to expire Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. According to the National Weather Service offices in Lincoln, St. Louis, and Paducah, heat indices could get as high as 106. The exception lies in Jersey, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties in Illinois and […]

todayJune 21, 2025 217 22 20

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