Administrators in Paris Community Unit School District 4 earn an average of $88,365 per year, ranking 640th out of 864 districts in the state.

A home buyer who paid $140,000 to purchase a home on Nov. 2 paid the top home sale price for Oakland in 2018.

Of the 271 students attending East Prairie Middle School in 2018, 55.9 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 25.8 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Median prices rose in Palestine over last year, and are up 11.1 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to third quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

The City of Olney Street Department is accepting applications for one full time maintenance position.

NAL employees are wearing red to promote National Wear Red Day and raise awareness for heart disease, especially in women.

Tables are filling up fast for the Annual Chamber Celebration on Saturday March 23rd. It's limited seating so be sure to get your tickets and join us as we celebrate our community and the people in it who make it great!

The City of Newman is accepting applications for one (1) Motor Sweeper Operator position to perform a variety of duties in the operation of street sweeping equipment for the purpose of cleaning City commercial and residential streets and related areas.

Save the date. Gardenfest, formerly Herbfest, will be at Lytle Park May 11, 2019.

Mattoon City Council Approves Bicycle Plan At its meeting on February 5, the City Council approved a Bicycle Plan developed by a committee from the Mattoon in Motion initiative, with assistance from Ride Illinois and funding by The Lumpkin Family Foundation.

The City Team recently visited the Aldi location in Effingham.

Effingham has been ranked by SmartAsset.com as one of the Most Tax-Friendly Places in Illinois for Retirees!

Flora City Hall will be Closed on Monday, February 18, in observance of Presidents' Day.

This is a Volkswagen Cruise and Show.

Greg Baise is desperately trying to make sense of all the tax madness.

A home buyer paid $294,000 to purchase the only Kansas home sold in 2018.

Administrators in Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4C earn an average of $89,250 per year, ranking 625th out of 864 districts in the state.

Of the 363 students attending North Ward Elementary School in 2018, 41.6 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 23.1 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Median prices rose in Robinson over last year, and are up 24.5 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to third quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

A home buyer who paid $1,650,000 to purchase a home on Dec. 13 paid the top home sale price for Charleston in the second six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for July through December.