Category Archives: Local News

Charleston Middle School will honor the life of Norah Hadley, who died over the weekend. Tonight's (October 26) girls' basketball game will be a "teal out," in honor of her favorite color. You're aske...

Illinois House Backs Cursive Writing Requirement (Springfield, IL) -- Only one-third of kids in Illinois schools are where they are supposed to be in reading and math. But lawmakers in Springfield wan...

Illinois House Almost Bans Local Right To Work (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers say they'll try again to ban local right to work zones in the state. The Illinois House yesterday came one vote s...

St. Mary School trivia night will be October 28th at the Immaculate Conception Parish Center in Mattoon. Cost is $10 per player. In addition, they'll have a silent auction to help raise money for the ...

Lake Land College is offering one-day self-defense classes in November and December. All classes will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The cost is $50. The first class will be November 18th in the Wes...

This Friday night, October 27th visit the American Legion in Mattoon for the Mattoon Fire Department's annual Halloween Costume Party to benefit Operation Sleighride. The Halloween fun gets started at...

(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Rauner has scored a rare victory over House Speaker Mike Madigan when the House failed to override a Rauner veto. The bill in question would bar local governments from passin...

CHICAGO - The Illinois FILM Office is pleased to welcome a new Comedy Central series to the growing list of productions that call Illinois home. South Side, a scripted workplace comedy set in the Engl...

UPDATED: Reaction Coming In On The Death Of Music Legend Fats Domino (New Orleans, LA) -- The music world is saying "Aint That a Shame," now that Fats Domino is dead at the age of 89. Domino was known...

(EFFINGHAM, IL) - Joseph M. Ajdinovich, MD, who specializes in orthopedic sports medicine surgery, has joined HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital's Medical Staff. Dr. Ajdinovich comes to St. Anthony'...