Category Archives: Local News

This Friday (12/15), the Mattoon Fire and Police Departments will be having a Salvation Army bell-ringing competition at the Mattoon Walmart from 10am-4pm. Please come out and support your favorite te...

Head Start has many openings in many of their centers that they are looking to fill right away. Head Start is a free preschool program for children 3-5 years old in Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland,...

The groundbreaking ceremony for the soon-to-be-constructed Neal Center YMCA took place yesterday in Toledo. Construction is expected to start next month, and the facility is scheduled to open in Decem...

Apple To Teach Coding In Chicago Schools (Cupertino, CA) -- Apple wants to teach code to every public school student in Chicago. CEO Tim Cook tells "USA Today" that Apple will partner with the Chicago...

Former Speaker Hastert Banned From Being With Children Alone (Chicago, IL) -- Former House Speaker Denny Hastert's probation will keep him away from most children. A judge yesterday ordered that Haste...

Alan Beaman Asks Illinois Supreme Court To Reconsider Appeal (Springfield, IL) -- An exonerated killer is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to reconsider his lawsuit against the people he says falsely...

Danville Cancels Games After Shooting (Danville, IL) -- Danville High School's basketball teams won't be playing in Champaign-Urbana anytime soon. School leaders yesterday canceled last night's girls'...

Air Force Removes Scott Base Commander (Scott AFB, IL) -- There is a new commander at Scott Air Force Base in southern Illinois, and not because of a retirement. Air Force Lieutenant General Giovanni ...

Governor Rauner Visits Exelon Plants, Gets Rousing Support (Cordova, IL) -- It's always a treat when the governor visits your office, it's something extra when the man who saved your job drops by. Gov...

Mattoon Lightworks is open for the season at Peterson Park. There is no admission to the drive-through winter wonderland, but donations are appreciated. Lightworks will be open Fridays and Saturdays f...