Category Archives: Local News

Illinois Flu Cases Tick Up Again (Springfield, IL) -- The flu is getting stronger in Illinois. The state's latest report to the CDC for the first week of February shows an uptick in the number of posi...

Illinois Also Wants Citizenship Question Dropped From 2020 Census (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois' attorney general is joining 18 others in asking 2020 census officials not to ask about citizenship. The gro...

Top Madigan Politico Fired For 'Unwanted Advances' (Springfield, IL) -- One of the top political workers for Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is out of a job for sending a woman inappropriate texts...

NIU Community To Mark 10-Year Anniversary Of Campus Shooting (DeKalb, IL) -- There will be silence and reflection at Northern Illinois University this week. Tomorrow marks the ten-year anniversary of ...

Judge Sets April 2019 Trial For Accused U Of I Killer (Urbana, IL) -- The man accused of kidnapping and killing a Chinese-born U of I scholar is facing an April 2019 trial. A judge yesterday set Brend...

The Salvation Army's annual masquerade ball will be held Saturday, March 3rd in the gym at 1300 Richmond Avenue in Mattoon. Formal attire is encouraged, but not required. Ball gowns are available to b...

Carriage Crossing Living of Arcola will host a free senior health fair on Monday, March 5th from 10am to 3pm. Sarah Bush Lincoln will be there with blood pressure checks, Genesis Rehabilitation will o...

Eastern Illinois University's award-winning Omega Psi Phi fraternity will perform a step show in the Luther Student Center Theater at Lake Land College on February 26th at 6:30 p.m. It's free and open...

According to a recent press release from Illinois State Police District 10: On February 12, 2018, Illinois State Police District 10 was notified regarding an individual who was deceased on I-74 eastbo...

Monday, February 12th, and tonight in High School Girl's Basketball action, Class 1A and 2A have reached the sectionals! Eight local teams remain between the two classes, and after tonight we'll be do...