Category Archives: Local News

Growing Strong is looking for volunteers to help in the fight to end sexual violence. Training will take place February 5th through 8th from 5:30-8:00 p.m., February 10th from 9:00-5:00, and February ...

The Effingham VFW will have a dinner to benefit Honor Flight this Friday from 5:00-6:30 p.m. On the menu: Pork loin, mashed potatoes and gravy, dressing, pickled beets, deviled eggs, dessert and drink...

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...

SPRINGFIELD - The presidential library dedicated to Abraham Lincoln will celebrate his birthday Feb. 12 by offering free admission, showcasing some of its rarest artifacts and revealing the winners in...

The Charleston Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 1001 Elm Street at 3:48 this morning. When crews arrived on scene they found heavy smoke and fire coming from the residence. Due to...

France Investigating Nutella Promotion That Led To Brawls (Paris) -- French officials are investigating a Nutella promotion that led to violence in supermarkets. Last week, shoppers jostled to buy the...

Schools In 12 States Close In Battle Against The Flu (Undated) -- The flu fight is a classroom-by-classroom battle. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are 39 states with es...

Authorities say two rare synthetic drugs that could be fatal have been found in central Illinois. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Department seized flubromazolam, with the street name "liquid Xanax," ...

The annual Newman Breakfast will be held this Sunday (2/4) from 7:00 a.m. to noon at the Teutopolis Banquet Hall. They'll be serving whole hog sausage, scrambled and fried eggs, pancakes and hash brow...

Glo Bingo to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters will be held February 16th at the Carriage House Event Center in Altamont. Tickets are $20 in advance, or $25 at the door. You must be at least 18 to atte...