Category Archives: Local News

"Designs of Duty," an exhibit featuring East Central Illinois veterans and their service-related tattoos, will be on display at Booth Library on the campus of Eastern Illinois University from Jan. 22 ...

A Beecher City man has been charged with multiple counts of possession of weapons by a felon. According to officials in Fayette County, 23-year old John M. Durbin faces eleven counts, one for each gun...

Illinois Among Midwestern Anti-Human Trafficking Network (Indianapolis, IN) -- Illinois is among four Midwestern states vowing to get tougher on human trafficking. The Illinois State Police yesterday ...

Illinois Treasurer: Pre-Paid Tuition Program Is Only For College (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' treasurer is reminding parents that they can't use Illinois' pre-paid tuition program for elementary or ...

Rauner Campaign Will Air More Blagojevich/Pritzker Tapes (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois voters are going to get their chance to hear more of that conversation between jailed former Governor Rod Blagojevich...

U of I Freezes Tuition, Again, For Illinois Students (Chicago, IL) -- The University of Illinois is once again freezing tuition for Illinois students. Trustees yesterday approved what is the school's ...

Lawyers Want Trial For SIU Student's Death Moved From Carbondale (Carbondale, IL) -- Lawyers for the man accused of killing a Southern Illinois University student in 2014 want his trial moved away fro...

Chris Kennedy Unveils Single-Payer Healthcare Plan (Chicago, IL) -- Chris Kennedy wants the state of Illinois to pick up the cost for more healthcare in the state. Kennedy, who's running for governor ...

Chicago Is Among Amazon's Top 20 For New HQ (Chicago, IL) -- There's still hope for 50-thousand new jobs and five-billion-dollars in new building in Chicago. Amazon yesterday said Chicago is among the...

Here's the forecast from the NWS for the Mattoon area as of January 19, 2018 at 6:5oam. Today: Sunny, with a high near 40. South southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Tonight: Mos...