Category Archives: Local News

(Seattle, WA) -- Angels slugger Albert Pujols is the newest member of the three-thousand hit club. Pujols hit a single off Mariners starter Mike Leake in the fifth inning in Seattle. Pujols is the 32n...

(Terre Haute, IN) -- A police officer is dead after a shooting in western Indiana. Terre Haute police say the officer was killed while investigating a homicide at an apartment complex. After the shoot...

Lake Land College Nursing faculty presented Mattoon Area PADS Executive Director Michael Stopka with an $800 donation. Nursing faculty and 74 nursing students adopted the homeless shelter as a charita...

SBL Receives Excellence in Employee Safety   Moving patients, cleaning floors, adjusting heavy equipment and being exposed to contagious illnesses are all things that could injure an employee at ...

SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Bruce Rauner has declared Monday, May 7, as Crossing Guard Appreciation Day in recognition of the vital role these public servants play in ensuring that children throughout the stat...

ERBA Head Start is a FREE preschool program for 3 to 5-year-olds from low to moderate-income families. They provide education, parent involvement, social services, medical, dental, nutrition, counseli...

Lake Land College is celebrating 50 years of graduates at the annual Commencement Ceremony Friday, May 11. The ceremony will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Field House. More than 1,150 students will rece...

MuseFest, the local arts and music festival held on the historic Charleston square, is looking for vendors and musicians! If you'd like to be a part of this annual event on June second, all it costs i...

City-wide yard sales will be happening in Oakland and Hindsboro this Saturday. Maps are available at McQueen Lumber in Oakland and Quick Gits in Hindsboro. Sales will start at 8:00 a.m.

ATF Agent Expected To Survive (Chicago, IL) -- A federal agent is expected to survive after being shot in the face on Chicago's South Side. The ATF agent was shot while working undercover on a joint m...