News Progress

•October 26, 2016• Eastern Illinois Foodbank will distribute a truckload of food to hungry area families. The distribution will be held at Sullivan VFW (1146 State Highway 32, Sullivan) 10-11: 30 a.m. November 19. All Moultrie County residents who meet income eligibility criteria are welcome (see below). Those attending are asked to bring bags or boxes to transport food. The distribution is part of the Foodbank’s Foodmobile Program, a system of mobile food pantries designed to help bring nutritious food to areas of chronic or extreme need. Through the program, local companies and organizations are invited to contribute toward a … Read More

•October 26, 2016• Sullivan Church of God Haiti Missions Team is in the process of raising money for thier sister church in Leogane, Haiti. After the earthquake in 2010, the church was damaged to the extent that the roof was completely gone. The nearest church is miles away, and many are unable to walk this distance. Haitians find a lot of hope and joy in their love of God so they continue to attend services five to six days a week at the destroyed church. More than six years after the earthquake, the church still does not have a roof. … Read More

•October 26, 2016• In the new 102nd District state representative race Republican Brad Halbrook of Shelbyville is running unopposed for the seat vacated by Adam Brown. Halbrook is a Shelbyville area farmer who formerly represented the 110th district in the state legislature. He is a social conservative endorsed by Governor Bruce Rauner. In United States House of Representative District 15 Republican incumbent John Shimkus of Collinsville is running unopposed. He has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1997. The race for United States Senate has four competing with the Republican and Democratic opponents both sitting members of Congress. … Read More