Category Archives: Local News

The Mattoon Public Library's annual book sale will be Saturday, September 29th from 8:00-3:30. Take what you want, pay what you can. The sale will be in the lower basement community room.

For Immediate Release Effingham, IL - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Clay and Ef...

Motorists are Encouraged to Safely Share the Road with Farm Equipment Effingham - Illinois State Police (ISP) in District 12 urge motorists to exercise due caution while traveling on Illinois roadways...

UPDATE: All Clear Given At Joint Base Andrews (Joint Base Andrews, MD) -- The all clear has been given at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland after a woman reportedly made threats and refused to leave the ...

Michael Jordan Donating $2M To NC Hurricane Relief Efforts (Wilmington, NC) -- Michael Jordan is donating two million dollars to hurricane relief efforts in North Carolina. Hurricane Florence hit both...

Illinois 27th Fattest State In America (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is about as fat as most of its neighbors. The Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released the State ...

U of I Police Look Into Man Who Claims Sexual Assault (Urbana, IL) -- University of Illinois Police are looking for a pair of women who a male student says sexually assaulted him. The school posted a ...

Trivia night, to benefit the Charleston Carnegie Public Library's KidSpace programming will be held October 3rd from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Brick House Bar and Grill. Cost is 10-dollars per person and ...

Report Pegs High Cost Of Retired Teacher Healthcare (Springfield, IL) -- A new report says every adult in the state of Illinois is on the hook for four thousand-dollars of the cost to pay for healthca...

Rauner Blasts Pritzker Ahead Of First Debate (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is stepping up his attack on his opponent ahead of their first debate. The governor yesterday said Democrat...