Category Archives: Local News

LERNA, Ill. - Celebrate a presidential tradition at Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site on Saturday, March 24, from 1-4 p.m. with the site's 2018 Easter Egg Roll.   Although President Rutherfor...

Report: 2018 Race For Illinois Governor Close To Record Costs (Chicago, IL) -- The candidates running for Illinois governor are on pace to spend perhaps 100 million-dollars on TV ads alone. "The Chica...

Hundreds Turn Out For Second Amendment Rally In Decatur (Decatur, IL) -- Gun rights supports say they're not going to sit and wait to see what lawmakers will do with a wave of gun control measures thi...

Southern Illinois Mayors Worry About Rauner Budget Cuts (Carbondale, IL) -- It''s hard enough to manage a local budget when people are moving out of town or shopping online. But a number of mayors acr...

Primary Election Day Is Tomorrow (Springfield, IL) -- It's the last full day of politicking in what's already been a jam-packed election season. Voters across the state will head to the polls tomorrow...

Mattoon High School's spring musical will be "Little Shop of Horrors." Performances will be March 22nd and 23rd at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for students. It's rated PG-13.

The annual Coles County Heart Walk returns to Lake Land College's West Building April 21st. Please join the fight against the country's number 1 and number 5 killers - heart disease and stroke. Create...

(Austin, TX) -- More explosions are being reported in Texas' state capital. Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Service tweeted the blast happened tonight in southwest Austin. At least two people h...

***Due to Saturday's forecast the Easter Egg Hunt Extravaganza has been moved to Broadway Christian Church in Mattoon. Join us on Saturday, March 24, for our annual Easter Egg Hunt! The Easter Bunny w...

(Austin, TX) -- A man is in custody after police say he e-mailed a bomb threat that forced the cancellation of a show at the South-by-Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. City officials this morning s...