Category Archives: Local News

Illinois Senate Okays ERA (Springfield, IL) -- Almost 50 years after Congress approved the Equal Rights Amendment, the Illinois Senate did the same. State senators yesterday voted to ratify the amendm...

SIU Faculty, Workers Fight Funding Shift (Carbondale, IL) -- The people who work at Southern Illinois University's main campus are making their case to keep things as they are. Several faculty members...

Illinois Democrats Not Happy With Rauner On Guard To Border (Springfield, IL) -- Democrats in Illinois aren't buying Governor Bruce Rauner's line that he'd comply with a request to send Illinois Natio...

SPRINGFIELD (Apr. 12, 2018) - Gov. Bruce Rauner today asked President Donald Trump to approve federal assistance to help people in Iroquois, Kankakee and Vermilion counties recover from severe storms ...

Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic site will offer a workshop on growing culinary herbs Saturday, April 28th at 10:00 a.m. Cost is $35.00 per person, includes light refreshments, a study guide, seeds an...

Area students are invited to the health-related college fair, April 23rd from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Lake Land College. Several colleges and businesses will gather in Neal Hall to discuss their health care...

(Hokkaido, Japan) -- There's a new record holder for the world's oldest man. At 112-years and 259 days old, Masazo Nonaka of Japan earned the title Tuesday. He credits his long life to eating sweets a...

The Mattoon Middle School Band invites to you their annual spaghetti supper and performance this Saturday (4/14) Meals and shows will be at noon and 5:00 p.m. Doors will open 45-minutes prior. They'll...

Former Tower Hill Village Treasurer Nancy Finley's preliminary hearing is scheduled for June. Finley, who is accused of stealing village funds, is charged with theft of more than $100,000, a Class X f...

A fixture in the Mattoon community for over a half a century is closing its doors. Officials have confirmed that Douglas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center will shut down as part of a business decision...