Category Archives: Local News

According to the Decatur Police Department, a reported bomb threat regarding Eisenhower High School was made on social media before students arrived this morning. The building was searched and no devi...

According to the MPD, Mattoon police arrested Jamont M. Jackson, 26, Nyere J. Almore Jr., 27, and Demetrius C. Mattox, 27, all of Chicago, IL, for the offense of Forgery. The arrest of all three subje...

According to a press release from the MPD, Mattoon Police arrested Marion E. Rush Jr., age 50 and homeless, formerly of Texas. The arrest occurred on 01/04/18 at 4:04 p.m. at the PADS shelter, 2017 Br...

SPRINGFIELD, IL, JANUARY 5, 2018 - The American Red Cross Central and Southern Illinois Region has responded to 94 home fires in the past month. Tragically eight of the home fires had fatalities and 1...

An informational meeting on the new Neal Center YMCA will be held January 23rd from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Cumberland High School. Mattoon YMCA staff will be there to offer info on programming and membersh...

Monday, January 15th is Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service at Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon. The projects will be indoors, so no worries about getting cold. From 10:00 a.m. to noon they'll ...

EFFINGHAM - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP will conduct Nighttime Enforcement (NITE) patrols in Clay and Richland counties during January. ...

Record Number Of Women Running For Governor In 2018 (undated) -- A record number of women are running for governor in 2018. At least 79 women -- 49 Democrats and 30 Republicans -- say they are running...

Indiana Republicans Pitch Plan To Shrink Townships (Indianapolis, IN) -- Some of Indiana's smallest pieces of government could be on the chopping block as part of a plan to make government smaller in ...

Governor Rauner Staying At Quincy Vets Home (Quincy, IL) -- Illinois' governor is trying to send a message about the Legionnaires outbreaks at the veterans home in Quincy. Governor Bruce Rauner's offi...