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Democratic Lawmaker Doesn't Buy Speaker Madigan's Request For Harassment Investigation
Democratic Lawmaker Doesn't Buy Speaker Madigan's Request For Harassment Investigation (Springfield, IL) -- The Democratic state lawmaker who says she was pressured to leave her job with Cook County's...
May 23, 2018
Scientists Discover Likely Childhood Leukemia Cause
Scientists Discover Likely Childhood Leukemia Cause (Undated) -- Scientists say they believe they've discovered the likely cause of most childhood leukemia cases. Researchers in London report the dise...
May 23, 2018
Border to Border Traffic Enforcement Effort
The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are teaming with up more than 160 law enforcement agencies throughout the state in the national "Border to Border" mobilization, sen...
May 23, 2018
Corporal Raymond L. Williams Ceremony to be Held this Memorial Day
A Ceremony honoring the late Corporal Raymond L. Williams will be held on Memorial Day (5/28) at 10:00 a.m. at Beals Cemetery near Trilla. The Neoga High School graduate was killed in 1970 while servi...
May 22, 2018 sboneham / CC
Investigation Continues in Fayette County
An investigation continues into the death of a Brownstown man. According to the Fayette County Sheriff's Department, the 23-year-old died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds following a pursuit Friday ...
May 22, 2018
Gov. Rauner and Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti announce 25 schools awarded Bicentennial STEM Fusion Curriculums
For Immediate Release SPRINGFIELD (May 22, 2018) - Gov. Bruce Rauner announced today that 25 Illinois elementary and middle schools have been awarded a three-year Bicentennial STEM Fusion Program, the...
May 22, 2018
Consolidated Communications Awards $36,000 in Grants to Area Schools
MATTOON, Ill. - May 18, 2018 - Consolidated Communications recently awarded $36,000 in grants to local schools through its Earning For Learning (EFL) program during a reception at the company's headqu...
May 22, 2018 Representatives of Consolidated Communications welcome local teachers, school administrators and students to the company’s headquarters in Mattoon to accept Earning For Learning grant awards totaling $36,000.
Back row: Michael Smith, Brandon Walker, Bruce Brewer, Kevin Reedy, Melissa Clark, Christy Willman, Nicole Epperson, Brett Bennett, Jill Callahan, Trent Duckett, Sarah Greider and Chad Burgett.
Middle, seated: Nicole Perkins, Ali Jazmin Rodriguez, Adrian Rodriguez, Ashley Keeling, Laurie Borelli, Robin Klosterman, Amanda Romine.
Front, kneeling: Students from Pana CUSD #8: Brant Bowker, Matt Welburn, Raven Clements, Blayne Pope. Photo submitted by Consolidated Communications.
Increased Law Enforcement Presence at Charleston Middle School
According to a press release from Charleston CUSD #1: An increased law enforcement presence at the Charleston Middle School campus this morning was a preventative measure in response to a report recei...
May 22, 2018
Time Change for Windsor Stew Stras vs Neoga at Busch Stadium
ESPN has picked up the Cardinals-Cubs game on Father's Day and has moved it to 7:00 p.m. That change means the Windsor/Stew-Stras vs. Neoga game will be played at 9:00 a.m. that day. Right field pavil...
May 22, 2018
City of Mattoon Files Lawsuit
The ongoing dispute over ambulance service has led to a lawsuit being filed by the City of Mattoon against Mattoon Firefighters Local 691. The suit asks for a judge to enter an order of enforcement co...
May 22, 2018
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