Category Archives: Local News

U Of I Wants 98 Million More, Most For Higher Salaries (Urbana, IL) -- The University of Illinois is getting ready to ask state lawmakers for 100 million-dollars more next year, with almost 70-percent...

McCombie Introduces Law To Give DCFS Workers Enhanced Protections (Springfield, IL) -- A new plan in Springfield would give DCFS case workers in Illinois the same kind of legal protections as police o...

Illinois Lawmakers Quickly Approve Sexual Harassment Laws (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are sending a series of new laws to Governor Rauner that are supposed to curb the culture of sexual ha...

Buffalo Wild Wings will host a fundraiser for the Mattoon High School Wavettes today (11/8) from 4:00-9:00 p.m. 15% of your purchase will go to the team.

Lake Land College is offering a short-term public safety tele-communicator certificate for people interested in the high-demand dispatching field. Lake Land is currently enrolling students in this pro...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library will be presenting a Family Reading Event on November 16th from 4:00 - 7:00 pm in Rotary Room B. Family Reading Night is an annual statewide event held every Nov...

This Friday, November 10th the Mattoon Police Department's annual Cops for Kids drive-through lunch returns to Odd Fellow Rebekah Home. For $5.00 you'll get a pulled pork sandwich, chips, pickle, cook...

It's a little bit breakfast, a little bit lunch....it's Brunch and you can enjoy some delicious food this Sunday in Effingham! It's the annual Green Greek Fall Brunch November 12th from 7:00 a.m. to n...

UPDATED: Sheriff Confirms Roy Halladay Died In Plane Crash (Pasco County, FL) -- The sheriff of Pasco County, Florida is confirming that former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay died in a pla...

(Charleston, IL) - Eastern Illinois University's Bailey Angeline Martin-Giacalone of Belleville has been selected by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois Student Laureates to accept the Abraham Lincoln Civ...