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Girl Hit By Car After Dog Pulls Her Into Street
Girl Hit By Car After Dog Pulls Her Into Street (Mattoon, IL) -- A teen is in critical condition after she was hit by a car when the large dog she was walking lunged into a street. The crash happened ...
Dec 09, 2019
Illinois State Police Agents Arrest Trooper
ILLINOIS STATE POLICE AGENTS ARREST TROOPER SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Internal Investigation (DII) arrested Trooper James T. Dierkes, 29 years old, of Greenville, I...
Dec 06, 2019
Public invited to take IDOT traveler survey
For Immediate Release Public invited to take IDOT traveler survey SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking feedback on the state's transportation system through its annual Il...
Dec 06, 2019
Get an up-close look at Lincoln Presidential Library’s rare Civil War relics
For Immediate Release Get an up-close look at Lincoln Presidential Library's rare Civil War relics 'Tales from the Vault' takes place at noon, Dec. 12 SPRINGFIELD - More than 150 years after the bulle...
Dec 06, 2019
Report Of Active Shooter At Naval Air Station Pensacola
UPDATED: Pensacola Hospitals Treating 11 Patients From Active Shooting Event At Navy Base (Pensacola, FL) -- Two Pensacola hospitals say they are expecting to treat eleven patients from today's active...
Dec 06, 2019
Cross County Mall Celebrates Apollo 11 50th Anniversary with Smithsonian Poster Exhibition
For Immediate Release Cross County Mall Celebrates Apollo 11 50th Anniversary with Smithsonian Poster Exhibition The Cross County Mall and its Merchant Association presents "Destination Moon: The Apol...
Dec 05, 2019 Official crew photo of the Apollo 11 Prime Crew. From left to right are astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Commander; Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot; and Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin, Lunar Module Pilot.
Credit: Photo courtesy of NASA
Mid Illinois Big Brothers Big Sisters Annual Holiday Auction
Mid Illinois Big Brothers Big Sisters annual holiday auction will be held Thursday, December 5 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Mattoon Eagles Club. In addition to the many live and silent auction items, th...
Dec 04, 2019
Niemerg’s Steakhouse donates to United Way of Effingham County
For Immediate Release Niemerg's Steakhouse donates to United Way of Effingham County Jason Sandschafer and Marie Beck of Niemerg's Steakhouse recently presented a check to James Schultz, Campaign Chai...
Dec 04, 2019 Jason Sandschafer and Marie Beck of Niemerg’s Steakhouse recently presented a check to James Schultz, Campaign Chair and United Way representatives. Photo submitted by United Way of Effingham County.
National Cookie Day
National Cookie Day (Undated) -- It's National Cookie Day and there are deals to be had. While there are also separate Days for chocolate chip Cookies, oatmeal Cookies and sugar Cookies, toDay is a ca...
Dec 04, 2019 Nathaniel Robertson / CC
Annual Food Drive in Mattoon
The Mattoon Rotary Club's annual food drive is this Saturday, December 7. Please leave non-perishable food on your front porch or step by 9:00 a.m., and Rotarians and volunteers will pick them up befo...
Dec 04, 2019
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