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FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING including: Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles...

For Immediate Release Shimkus Accepting Applications for Military Service Academies Effingham, Illinois - Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) is now accepting applications from young men and wom...

For Immediate Release Mattoon Police Department Announces Labor Day Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign Results Mattoon, IL. - The Mattoon Police Department today announced that it showed zero tol...

Taste of Something Special returns to the Walkway in Mattoon October 4th. This wine and beer tasting benefits Special Olympics Illinois Region I athletes, and your donation allows them to continue to ...

UPDATED: According to the Illinois State Police, one lane of traffic on I-57 is now open between Salem exit 116 and exit 109. According to the Illinois State Police at 1:40pm, Thursday, September 6, d...

Burt Reynolds Dead (Undated) -- Actor Burt Reynolds is dead at the age of 82. Us Weekly says Reynolds went into cardiac arrest at a hospital in Florida today and died with his family by his side. Reyn...

For Immediate Release Springfield- Illinois State Police (ISP) officials announce the results of the statewide Saturation Saturday campaign, which took place Saturday, August 25, 2018. Saturation Satu...

Coles County Habitat for Humanity's annual "Habitaste" will be held September 27th at Unique Suites in Charleston. The evening includes wine, exotic beers, hors d'oeuvres, and live and silent auctions...

Illinois Labor Board : State Workers To Get Raises By October 1st (Springfield, IL) -- Nearly 14 thousand Illinois state workers are about to get a bigger paycheck. The Illinois Labor Relations Board ...

Illinois Among States With Illnesses From Honey Smacks Recall (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is on the list of states where someone has gotten sick from eating tainted breakfast cereal. The CDC says 34...