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Eastern Illinois Foodbank Announces Pop-Up Food Pantry for Veterans
Danville, Illinois - The Eastern Illinois Foodbank will host three Pop-Up Food Pantries serving eligible veterans on April 18, May 16 and June 20 from 10 - 11:30am at the Danville VA Chapel (1900 E Ma...
Apr 17, 2018
Dining in the Dark on Sunday
Experience a new kind of culinary experience: Dining in the Dark, thus Sunday (4/22) at 5:00 p.m. at the Strasburg Community Center. Bring a blindfold and put your other senses to work. After the four...
Apr 17, 2018
News: Voters pick Wrigley Field as top Illinois building, along with Baha’i temple, two homes designed by Wright
SPRINGFIELD - Buildings inspired by sports, religion, the Illinois prairie and the skies above were chosen as the state's top buildings in online voting for the Illinois Top 200 project. The top vote-...
Apr 17, 2018
Lake Land College announces annual Outstanding Club Award winners
Lake Land College's Club I.T. received the Outstanding Club Award at the 2018 annual Lake Land College Club Recognition Luncheon. Over the past year, Club I.T. participated and facilitated numerous ac...
Apr 17, 2018 Lake Land College’s Club I.T. received the Outstanding Club Award at the college’s 2018 Annual Club Recognition Luncheon. Pictured from left to right are: Scott Rhine, IT Instructor/Program Coordinator and Club I.T. advisor; Darrius Frazier, Charleston; Bradley Livingston, Effingham; Olivia Price, Effingham; Cody Borntreger, Oakland; Race Underwood, Bethany; Joshua McCombe, Pana; Logan Malcome, Neoga; Justin Pryor, Mattoon; Samantha McClain, Atwood; Jesse Wright, Neoga; Shelby Cooper, Bethany; Annette Lynch, Charleston; James Munger, IT Instructor/Program Coordinator and Club I.T. advisor. Photo submitted by Lake Land College.
Effingham County a Sanctuary County for Gun Owners
Effingham County is now a sanctuary county for gun owners. The county board voted 8-1 in favor of the resolution last night. The resolution opposes a number of bills that are currently active in the I...
Apr 17, 2018
Partnering For Health Equity – IDPH Celebrates National Minority Health Month
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is spreading awareness about health issues that impact minority communities at higher rates than others during National Minority Health Mo...
Apr 17, 2018
Mattoon Man Arrested for Possession with Intent to Deliver Meth
According to a press release from MPD, Mattoon Police arrested Sciler A.D. Gould, 21 years of age of Mattoon, for the offenses of Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine. The arrest occurred...
Apr 17, 2018 Sciler A.D. Gould. Photo submitted by Mattoon Police Department.
Indiana State Police Discover Almost $250,000 Worth of Pot
Indiana State troopers seized nearly 80 pounds of marijuana when they stopped an SUV on I-70 yesterday morning. Troopers say they noticed the Ford Expedition weaving through traffic lanes in Hancock C...
Apr 17, 2018
Arcola High School Distinguished Alumni Forms Due
The deadline for nominations for the Arcola High School Distinguished Alumni is Monday (4/23). Nomination forms are available at the high school, Arcola Public Library, First Mid-Illinois Bank and Tru...
Apr 17, 2018
Mattoon Man Charged with Criminal Trespass
According to a press release from MPD, Mattoon Police arrested Zachary C. Kowalis, 31 years of age of Mattoon, for the offense of Criminal Trespass. The arrest occurred on 4/14/18 at 11:47pm in the 18...
Apr 17, 2018 Zachary C. Kowalis. Photo submitted by Mattoon Police Department.
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