Category Archives: Local News

St. Mary School of Mattoon's Legacy Day will be May 20th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. You're invited to visit the school and enjoy a walk through "Memory Lane," and enjoy some tasty treats from Dairy ...

The annual Spring Rendezvous and Links to the Future will be May 19th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Wolf Creek State Park at Lake Shelbyville. Enjoy lots of outdoor activities at this youth festival,...

(Los Angeles, CA) -- It's probably safe to put romaine lettuce back on the shopping list. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave a reserved "all clear" yesterday. Romaine lettuce grown ne...

One is deceased after a head-on collision on US-45 at 3165 N in Champaign County Thursday, May 17th. Preliminary details from Illinois State Police District 10 indicate a Mitsubishi Coupe (unit 1) was...

(Washington, DC) -- Gina Haspel will be running the CIA. The Senate confirmed Haspel today on a vote of 54-45. She becomes the first woman to head the spy agency. Haspel has spent a 33-year career as ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATTOON - Weekly story times, three different programs on nature, a puppet show and focus on different continents are among the highlights of the Summer Read program at the Matto...

For Immediate Release SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Transportation this week announced the debut of a multimedia safety campaign that asks the public to make a choice: Life or Death. "Illin...

Dixon High School Shooting Update For Immediate Release UPDATE: Matthew A. Milby, 19 of Dixon, Illinois, was released from the hospital at approximately 10:20 a.m. today, May 17, 2018. Milby has been ...

A Mattoon woman was injured in an accident on I-57 Tuesday night. According to the Illinois State Police, 33-year-old Rachel Pike was southbound at a high rate of speed near milepost 236 when she coll...

The Effingham Police Department will have a cookout tomorrow (5/18) starting at 4:30 to raise money for safety equipment. They'll be at the corner of Front Street and Jefferson with burgers, brats, cu...