Category Archives: Local News

Voting For Illinois' Top Leaders This Week At IllinoisTop200.Com (Springfield, IL) -- While Illinois voters chose the state's next leaders on Tuesday, bicentennial voters in the state have till midday...

Democrat Concedes In Central Illinois Race For Congress (Springfield, IL) -- Rodney Davis is heading back to Congress. Davis ended Tuesday with a slight lead in the race against Democrat Betsy Londrig...

UPDATED: Former Marine ID'd As Gunman In Southern Calif Bar Shooting (Thousand Oaks, CA) -- A former Marine with a troubled history is identified as the gunman in a mass shooting at a Southern Califor...

Leaf collection in the City of Mattoon will begin Monday, November 12th and conclude on December 21st. Leaves must be in 30-gallon paper yard waste bags. They must be placed within 10-feet of the curb...

The Mattoon American Legion's monthly quarter auction will benefit Christmas baskets for local veterans and their families. The auction will be November 15th, with doors opening at 5:30 and bidding wi...

The 243rd birthday celebration of the Marine Corps will be held this Friday, November 9th, at the Charleston VFW. All Coles County Marines, spouses, kids and friends are invited to the dinner, startin...

The Windsor High School Class of 2019 will host a holiday bazaar November 17th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Several vendors will be there, plus, they'll have a bake sale and raffle. Click here to visi...

Congressman John Shimkus won another term, defeating Kevin Gaither; Jimmy Ranked edged Greg Voudrie for Coles County sheriff; Chris Miller defeated Shirley Bell for 110th state rep; Cumberland County ...

November Is Winter Weather Preparedness Month (Springfield, IL) -- With snow in the forecast for this weekend, Illinois' emergency managers are reminding folks that November is winter weather prepared...

Two Illinois Stores On List Of Lowe's Store Closings (Mooresville, NC) -- Illinois is among the states set to lose some Lowe's stores. The home improvement store on Monday announced that it is closing...