Tiffany Day, SIC art student from Harrisburg, adjusts “Hay Bales on the Agin Farm,” an oil on linen from the Scott Stout Collection. Day helped install the exhibit... Read More.
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate in July decreased 0.4 percentage points to 5.8 percent and nonfarm payrolls increased by +11,600 jobs, based on preliminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and IDES.... Read More.
Five focused workshops are available this fall at Rend Lake College for professionals in the culinary or health care industries. With options on all three campuses, locals have the chance to freshen up on their skills or add new abilities into the mix.
SPRINGFIELD, IL. - Do you know where your food comes from? Do you want to learn more about how the food you eat gets from the farm to your plate? Stop by the Illinois Department of Agriculture table inside the Lieutenant Governor's tent to... Read More.
11:00 a.m. Open House
Fairfield Community Health Center
209 NW 11th Street
Fairfield, Illinois
++ Shimkus will meet with staff and tour the facility.2:00 p.m. Grant Announcement
Clay County Hospital
911 Stacy Burke Drive
Flora, Illinois
++ Shimkus... Read More.
At Thursday’s Rotary meeting, Morris McCall introduced Bushra Saqib as the program. Bushra and Dr. Saqib’s third child Zainab went to school at Illinois after graduating from Carmi. While there, she met and... Read More.
SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois State Fair always strives to make the fair an enjoyable time for all ages. For our youngest fairgoers, this weekend is the best time to get out and enjoy the fair. Friday is Future of Kids Day, Saturday is... Read More.
Wednesday morning just after 8am, Carmi Police took a report from Daniel Demendonca that someone had broken out a window at his property on Smith Street. Demendonca told officers that the damage had occurred sometime overnight. At 8:40am, Carmi Police arrested 24 year old Michelle... Read More.
The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics and its Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers team are partnering with the Shawnee National Forest to host community events and educational activities August 27 and 28 at Garden of the Gods Recreation Area. This iconic scenic... Read More.
Governor Bruce Rauner today, at a press conference at Presence Covenant Medical Center in Urbana, signed Senate Bill 2403, known as Gabby’s Law, to require Illinois hospitals to be better prepared to recognize and treat patients with sepsis or septic shock.The... Read More.