Category Archives: Local News

Congressman John Shimkus is once again asking you to participate in his annual "Valentines for Heroes" program. The congressman's district offices will collect valentines for distribution throughout t...

Righter: Road to reclaiming fiscal sanity will be a multi-year process, and 'Step Two' is upon us After two years of gridlock, the Illinois General Assembly passed into law a full-year budget last yea...

Criminal charges have been filed against the Mattoon man in the death of a Camago girl. Officials say 37-year-old Steven Kruse is charged with reckless homicide, aggravated reckless driving and aggrav...

Maryville, Illinois - Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) today announced his 19 nominations to the military service academies. The congressman nominates, and then the academies themselves make ...

A quarter auction to benefit the Mattoon Middle School Flag Corps will be held February 15th from 5:30-8:00 p.m. at the Mattoon American Legion. The auction will feature twenty plus vendors with a wid...

Each year, Michael D. Gillespie, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology at Eastern Illinois University releases his preliminary analysis on poverty and food insecurity in Coles County. According to G...

Senior Education Ministries, Inc. in partnership with Coles County Council on Aging's LifeSpan Center has scheduled: Dine with a Doc on the 3rd Friday of every month from 11a-1p at the LifeSpan Center...

Springfield, IL - The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is proud to announce the 2017 Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame inductees. These individuals are being honored for the meaningful contributions ...

Douglas-Hart Nature Center will have a scavenger hunt on St. Patrick's Day. Apparently, a leprechaun was spotted in the woods, and he's leaving treasures behind. Come by between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p....

MATTOON - A presentation on Religions of the World that begins at 2 p.m. Sunday (January 21, 2018) kicks off the 2018 Mattoon Public Library event series. University of Illinois graduate students Heat...