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Our summer blood drive with the American Red Cross is going on today until 6:00pm at the Mattoon American Legion. All presenting donors will be eligible to win a pizza a month for an entire YEAR from ...

CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan announces his eighth annual "Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2016" set to run October 5 to October 15. This year, for the first time, Luke will also release ...

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today visited the Carver Community Center to highlight the nearly $19,000 the center received through the unclaimed property division. Frerichs occasionally v...

There was a small fluffy dog found near 9th & Marshall in Mattoon this morning (June 7). It was blind and wandering the streets. The Ameren worker who found him called the animal shelter and they ...

The Martinsville Heritage Days Festival gets under this Friday (6/10) and runs through Sunday. Highlights include draft horse shows, live music, activities for kids, food and arts and crafts vendors a...

Mattoon, Charleston and Effingham are well represented on the all-Apollo Conference softball teams. First team: Kyliegh Basham, Avery Jackson and Lesley Swick for the Lady Wave. For the Lady Trojans, ...

HOPE of East Central Illinois will host a pancake and sausage breakfast this Saturday (6/11) from 7-11am at the Charleston VFW. Tickets are $6.00 for adults. Kids under 5 eat for free. Money raised wi...

The following is a letter from EIU President, David Glassman on the current financial state of Eastern Illinois University.   Dear Campus Community, As I am sure you are aware, our state leaders ...

Hot weather may be headed to Illinois this week. The National Weather Service says temps in the central part of the state could reach the upper 80's by Friday. High's may jump into the low 90's the fo...

The annual Alex Russell Memorial Kids' Fishing Derby will be this Saturday (6/11) at the Lake Charleston spillway. It's free and open to kids 5 to 15 years of age. Registration will be from 8:00-8:30a...