Category Archives: Local News

U Of I Offers Four Years Free Tuition At Med School (Urbana, IL) -- The first class at the University of Illinois' new medical school could get out debt free. The university yesterday announced a plan...

Adult Charges For Decatur 17-Year-Old Charged In Toddler's Death (Decatur, IL) -- Prosecutors in Decatur are moving ahead with adult charges against the 17-year-old accused of shooting and killing a t...

Chicago Tops Illinois' Amazon Bid (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois is going all-in on Chicago as the hub for Amazon's new headquarters. Governor Rauner and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday filed the stat...

Marino Withdraws Name From Consideration As Drug Czar (Undated) -- President Trump's nominee for the nation's drug czar is withdrawing his name from consideration. Trump tweeted this morning that GOP ...

A Shelbyville man faces multiple charges after leading police on a high-speed chase over the weekend. According to the Fayette County Sheriff's Department, pursuit for 39-year-old Michael Eakle began ...

A Mattoon man was arrested over the weekend and charged with three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. According to the Mattoon Police Department, 25-year-old Casey Rajkumar is all...

A memorial service for longtime Charleston High School teacher Nell Wiseman will be held at the school this Sunday (10/22). Wiseman, who passed away last week, taught at CHS since 1959. The memorial, ...

A juvenile pedestrian was injured in an accident yesterday in Flora. According to the Illinois State Police, the pedestrian lost control of a dog while walking along West 3rd Street and began to run a...

A quarter auction to benefit the Mattoon Fire Department's Operation Sleighride will be held October 19th at the Mattoon American Legion. 20-plus vendors will be there with everything from books to to...

The Salvation Army in Mattoon in Mattoon is hiring season employees. They are currently accepting applications for bell ringing positions throughout the communities that they serve. You must apply in ...