The cost of going to the University of Illinois is going up slightly.
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees voted Thursday to increase tuition rates for Illinois resident undergraduates enrolling this fall by 2.2% at the Urbana-Champaign and Illinois Chicago campus.
It would also go up 2% at the University of Illinois Springfield.
The board said t ... READ MORE >>
The Eastern Illinois Foodbank is offering food giveways on Wednesday, February 12th to help families struggling with food insecurity throughout Coles County.
The distribution is part of the Foodbank's Foodmobile program, a system of mobile food pantries designed to help bring nutritious food to rural or underserved areas.
The Foodmobile truck will stop at 4 locations: READ MORE >>
Eastern Illinois University president Jay Gatrell is set to deliver his annual Spring update Wednesday.
Gatrell plans to address EIU' campus achievements as well as plans for Eastern as a whole going forward.
Donuts and coffee will be served in the Doudna Fine Arts Center concourse at 8 a.m. with the president's update taking place in the Dvorak Concert Hall at 8:30 a.m.
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The Shelby County Office of Emergency Management announced its partnership with TextMyGov, a smart text messaging service that enables residents to receive important notifications and easily find information.
Shelby County officially launched the new text messaging system to the public Friday, and residents may receive a notification from 91896 from Shelby County initiating the serv ... READ MORE >>
The Supreme Court has supported the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it's sold by its China-based parent company.
The decision cites national security risks tied to TikTok's link to China which outweighs concerns about limiting free speech for the app's 170 million U.S users, said the court.
Current users can keep the app for now, but no new downloads or update ... READ MORE >>
Eastern Illinois University plans to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with an inaugural community breakfast on Monday, the observed federal holiday for the civil rights leader.
Organizers said the event will take place in the Grand Ballroom of EIU's MLK Jr. University Union.
The breakfast will start at 8:15am and will follow with a panel discussion.
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Students who graduated from Illinois high schools and are now attending colleges or universities in the United States will have guaranteed admission to the University of Illinois system as transfer students under a policy announced Wednesday.
The plan expands on the U of I System Transfer Guarantee which launched in 2022 and had applied only to students attending community college in Il ... READ MORE >>
Funeral services are set for Cumberland County Coroner Steve Sherwood.
Sherwood (58) passed away on Monday at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, according to his obituary.
A cause of death hasn't been released.
A visitation for family and friends is planned from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Friday, according to Meyers Funeral Home in Gr ... READ MORE >>
Frichtl Processing and Slaughtering is expanding with a new meat processing and packaging facility in Dieterich, state officials announced Tuesday.
The business, which began in 2023, has agreed to invest $2.5 million to build the facility in Dieterich's new Industrial Park East. Along with processing beef, hogs and deer, the facility will also include a retail store offering locally ... READ MORE >>
Two Texas men who admitted cutting their way into a Casey pharmacy in 2023 in an attempt to steal drugs have been sentenced to more than eight years each in prison.
Last year, McKindley Allen, 32, and DaLeon Fontennet, 28, of Houston pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary involving controlled substances, conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute a contro ... READ MORE >>
Carle Health is making some changes to their mask and visitor guidelines.
Due to an increase of respiratory illnesses, all visitors and patients are urged to wear a mask, said the health facility.
Guidelines for Carle are often reviewed during peak respiratory illness season by national and state Centers for Disease Control Prevention to help decide what may need changed, ... READ MORE >>
The polls are now open!
Illinoisans can now choose whether to replace the state flag or keep the current one.
Voters can pick from ten new designs for the flag or anniversary flags from 19-18 and 19-68, according to Capitol News Illinois.
Only one vote is allowed every 24 hours and runs through February 14th.
Afte ... READ MORE >>