Category Archives: Local News

Illinois' latest jobs report shows a drop in local unemployment rates across the state. But the Illinois Department of Employment Security says a handful of downstate cities also lost jobs over last y...

An accident involving a vehicle and utility pole has occurred at the Route 45/Route 121 junction south of Mattoon. Please avoid the area for now.

Multiple crashes and slide offs are being reported by Illinois State Police. Troopers have been dispatched to I-74 between Champaign and Farmer City. Frost has glazed over the lanes.

One Illinois lawmaker wants to ban tackle football for kids younger than 12-years-old. Democratic state Rep Carol Sente yesterday unveiled a plan that she says will help reduce the number of brain inj...

The National Weather Service will be offering severe storm spotter training in March. Topics will include: Thunderstorm development and features; tornadoes and other rotations; non-tornadic events, an...

Get to know Lake Land College at the next Laker Visit Day, February 9th from 9:00 to noon. Representatives from all departments will be there an answer questions. You can also meet with faculty member...

The Fox Ridge Foundation's all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast will be February 24th from 7:00-11:00 a.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church in Charleston. Meals are $6.00 for adults, $3.00 for kids aged...

(Undated) -- Caterpillar is doing better than expected in the fourth quarter. The Peoria-headquartered heavy machinery maker reported earnings of two-dollars, 16-cents a share this morning, easily top...

(Chicago, IL) -- A new bill in Springfield would ban tackle football for kids under 12 in Illinois. Chris Nowinski of the Concussion Legacy Foundation supports the ban because, he says, young people a...

According to the Mattoon Police Department, Mattoon Police arrested Corey J. Mitchell, 29 years of age of Mattoon, for the offense of Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. The arrest occurred on 1/25/18...