Category Archives: Local News

The Mattoon Rotary Club will host a blood drive tomorrow (12/13) from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Burgess-Osborne Auditorium. All presenting donors will get choice of a gift card or long-sleeve t-shirt, and...

Public defender Anthony Ortega was appointed to represent the Charleston woman facing first-degree murder charges in the death of her two-year-old son. Savannah Weiss made her first court appearance y...

Governor Rauner Tears Into Corrupt Cook County Property Tax System (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says the property tax system in Cook County is an 'unholy trinity' of corruption, col...

Piatt County Mom Charged For Lying About Missing Daughter (Monticello, IL) -- Prosecutors in Piatt County are moving ahead with charges against a mom who they say lied about her daughter's disappearan...

Michigan AG One Of Three Who Want Illinois River Closed-Off (Lansing, MI) -- Michigan's attorney general is one of three Great Lakes AG's who say it's time to wall-off the Illinois River. Attorney Gen...

Obamacare Insurance Deadline Is Friday (Springfield, IL) -- Time is running our for people in Illinois to buy Obamacare insurance. The deadline to buy a plan on the state's health care exchange is Fri...

The Lake Land College Library will host the National Library of Medicine's traveling exhibit, Pictures of Nursing: The Zwerdling Postcard Collection, throughout the month of January. This exhibit expl...

Shelby County CEO will present a Murder-Mystery January 13th starting at 5:00 p.m. Only 250 seats are available, so reserve yours before it's gone. Head to their Facebook page for more information.

According to a recent press release from Illinois State Police a Rollover Semi Traffic Crash occurred the morning of Monday, December 11th along I-72 West at Milepost 179.5. preliminary details indica...

According to a press release from the MPD, the Mattoon Police Department, with the assistance of Coles County Probation Services, arrested Darren E. Sanborn, 53 of Mattoon, on 12/09/17 at 5:02pm, for ...