Category Archives: Local News

Illinois Ranked Last For State Finances (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is at the bottom of another list when it comes to state finances. The Mercatus Center at George Mason University released its new ...

U Of I Adds Trumpaganda Class (Urbana, IL) -- The University of Illinois' newest class is all about President Trump and his Tweets. The school yesterday announced a new Trumpaganda class. The class is...

Illinois Voters Can Still Register To Vote (Springfield, IL) -- You did not miss the deadline to register to vote in Illinois. Yesterday, October 9th, was the last day to register and vote later. The ...

Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot Soars (Undated) -- Think of it like a bad news, good news situation. You didn't win last night's Mega Millions drawing, but that means there's another chance to strike it...

"Elf on the Shelf" is the theme for this year's Mattoon Christmas Parade, which will be held on November 17th. Categories are: commercial; non-profit/service organization; and religious organization. ...

Charleston Carnegie Public Library's monthly Library Legos will be on Wednesday, October 17th, from 4:00-5:15pm in Rotary Room A. This free event is for children who are in grades K-8 and who no longe...

An aide to Congressman John Shimkus will be available in Cumberland, Clark, and Douglas counties next week to assist with any problems you may be having with federal government agencies. On Tuesday (1...

Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 317 PM CDT Tue Oct 9 2018   This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Illinois and southeast Illinois including:...

For Immediate Release State Fire Marshal Recognizes National Fire Prevention Week Springfield - Governor Bruce Rauner has proclaimed October 7-13 Fire Prevention Week in Illinois. It coincides with Na...

For Immediate Release Angie Hamilton Teaches Dermatology at Yale University (Paris, Ill.)-Angie Hamilton's expertise in dermatology recently gave her the opportunity to teach for a day at Yale Univers...