Category Archives: Local News

County Road 2200 East between 300 North and 400 North near Hutton will be closed next week for culvert replacement. The Coles County Highway Department says the work, which will start Monday (6/25), s...

The Green Wave Cross Country Challenge will be held July 14th at the course behind Lake Land College. The one-mile fun run will begin at 8:15 a.m., and the 5K run will start at 9:00 a.m. Register befo...

Kids in grades kindergarten to sixth are invited to stop in at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library on June 29th from 2:00 - 3:15 to learn about how community gardening can help your community. The ...

(Chicago, IL) -- The U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing states to levy sales taxes on online retailers could mean a revenue boost for Illinois. Language already in the recently passed state budget b...

According to an email from ISP at 3:35pm (Thursday, June 21): Troopers are on scene of a crash blocking both lanes of I-57 northbound at milepost 217 (between Tuscola and Pesotum). The crash has traff...

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN BOND, NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM CDT... At 1157 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near...

Community Blood Services' Bloodmobile will be at Charleston Family Video tomorrow (6/22) from 4:15 to 7:00 p.m. All presenting donors will get a free DVD rental. Please remember that photo ID is requi...

According to a press release from MPD, Mattoon Police arrested Robert C. Nall, 61 years of age of Mattoon, for the offense of Burglary. The arrest occurred on 6/20/18 at 8:54am at the Mattoon Police D...

According to a press release from MPD, Mattoon Police arrested Racheal M.L. Harris, 28 years of age of Mattoon, for an active Coles County warrant, as well as for the offenses of Possession of Methamp...

One person was killed in a six-vehicle accident in Fayette County. According to the Illinois State Police, a tractor-trailer driven by Robert Todoran, of Hammond, Louisiana was westbound on I-70 near ...