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Dynamic outreach, simplified scholarship search helps EIU embrace local, regional roles
(Charleston, IL) - Eastern Illinois University continues to provide opportunities for local and regional students. Encouraged by the university's recent spring enrollment increase, EIU representatives...
Mar 06, 2018
Illinois Again Named #3 in Site Selection
CHICAGO - Site Selection Magazine today announced Illinois as a top state for businesses looking to relocate. Illinois was named third in the 2017 Governor's Cup rankings. This is the second year in a...
Mar 06, 2018
California Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison After Arrest in Fayette County
A California man, arrested in Fayette County last summer, has been sentenced to four-years in prison. 54-year-old Rosario Gonzalez, who was pulled over on I-70, east of Vandalia for improper lane usag...
Mar 06, 2018
Wabash Fire Chili Supper
The Wabash Fire Protection District will hold its annual chili supper this Saturday (3/10) from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Meals are $5.00 per person. In addition, they'll have a 50/50, prizes, auction, and will ...
Mar 06, 2018 Nathan Borror / CC
Blood Drive in Memory of Jeff Day
The American Red Cross will have a blood drive in memory of Jeff Day, this Saturday (3/10) from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Mattoon Eagles Club. All donors will go into a drawing to win $50 Visa gi...
Mar 06, 2018
Bessie Bingo Festival
St. John's School will host a Bessie Bingo Festival May 5th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. You could win $15,000; a year's tuition, or $3,000; and third place is a half beef, processed! This family festival will...
Mar 06, 2018
Anthony Vincent Sheehan II
A celebration of the life of a young man who made all of our lives a lot better will be this Friday and Saturday (March 9 and 10, 2018). Visitation for Anthony Vincent Sheehan II will be this Friday f...
Mar 06, 2018 A photo from the 2016 Special Olympics Summer Games Opening Ceremony at Illinois State University. Front Row, Anthony Sheehan. Back Row: Mark Sheehan, Moni Sheehan, Luci Englum, Bayard (Bud) Walters, Kallie Middleton, Vanessa Duncan and Renee Fonner. Photo by Gina Ochs.
Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Public Meeting
Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Public Meeting Lake Shelbyville - On March 20th at 6:00 p.m., the Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Alliance will host a public meeting at the Lake Shelbyville Visitor...
Mar 06, 2018
Rauner Administration To Rebuild Quincy Vets Home, Eventually
(Chicago, IL) -- The latest plan from Governor Bruce Rauner's administration to deal with Legionnaires' disease at the Quincy veterans home is to rebuild. Eventually. Illinois Department of Veterans A...
Mar 06, 2018
Button Making Event at Charleston Library Tomorrow
The Charleston Carnegie Public Library is hosting a button making event in which teens in middle school and high school can create custom buttons with a limit of 2 per student. The event is tomorrow, ...
Mar 05, 2018
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