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Chill out indoors with the March themed crafts featured at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library's Make and Take on March 18, from 10:30am-4:00pm, or while supplies last, in the KidSpace Atrium. Kids...

The McAfee Gym building, located on the Eastern Illinois University campus, will be a training site for local law enforcement officers on Tuesday and Thursday, March 14 and 16. Community residents are...

Illinois's unemployment rate held at 5.7 percent in January and nonfarm payrolls increased by +1,700 jobs over-the-month, based on preliminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS...

The Salvation Army's annual masquerade ball will be held March 18th from 5:00-8:00 p.m at the Salvation Army in Mattoon (13th and Richmond.) The evening will include food, dancing and entertainment. F...

Illinois House Panel Okays Energy Drinks As Adult Beverages (Springfield, IL) -- You could soon have to bring your ID to grab a Red Bull or Monster energy drink. An Illinois House panel yesterday appr...

Report: Cat Foreign Tax Moves Fraud, Not Mistakes (Peoria, IL) -- A government report says Caterpillar didn't mistakenly send billion of dollars through a foreign subsidiary. The report says Cat commi...

A 16-year-old suspected in multiple crimes has been apprehended. An anonymous tip led police to Sunrise Apartments in Mattoon, where the teen was taken into custody. Authorities say the suspect was wa...

Illinois Central School Bus won the bid for bus service for the Charleston School District. The district had used First Student Transportation for more than 30-years. Illinois Central's bid was nearly...

The Wabash Fire Protection District's annual chili supper is this Saturday (3/11) Meal tickets are $5.00 for adults, and kids 10 and under eat for free. They'll also have a quilt raffle and a chance t...

Increasing clouds today, with a high of 64 A slight chance of rain and thunderstorms tonight, then gradual clearing, with a low of 28 Sunny tomorrow, with a high near 40 Cloudy tomorrow night, with a ...