Category Archives: Local News

Report: Shooter Sent Girlfriend To Philippines (Las Vegas, NV) -- The man behind the deadly Las Vegas shooting reportedly sent his girlfriend out of the country before killing 58 people at a country m...

Peoria Airport To Get Two Million For Lights (Peoria, IL) -- Peoria's airport is about to get some federal money for new runway lights. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth made the announcem...

Governor Rauner Announced Reelection Bid (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is making it official: He's running for re-election. The governor's campaign earlier this week sent a lette...

Illinois Politicos Waiting On Impact From Supreme Court Maps Case (Washington, D.C.) -- Political leaders in Springfield say it's too early to guess what may happen to Illinois' political map if the S...

Illinois Not Among Top Deer Crash States (Bloomington, IL) -- Illinois isn't among the top ten deer crash states. State Farm Insurance released its annual list of the places where drivers are most lik...

New Indictment: Man Charged With Kidnapping And Death Of Scholar (Urbana, IL) -- It's not murder charges, but a central Illinois man is facing charges for the death of a Chinese scholar at the U of I....

The 6th Annual Bare Bones 5-Mile Turkey Trot will be on Thanksgiving morning at the Mattoon YMCA. It's a non-competitive run, and no results will be posted. The route will take you through Peterson Pa...

The inaugural Miss Mattoon Pageant will be November 11th in the Lake Land College Theater. Little miss is open to 4-6 year olds; petite miss, ages 7-9; junior miss, 10-14, and Miss Mattoon contestants...

Charleston Carnegie Public Library's Make and Take for October will be held on Saturday, October 14th, from 10:30am-4:00pm, or while supplies last, in the KidSpace Atrium. Kids under eight, please bri...

A two vehicle collision along I-74, east, near milepost 202.25 Monday evening (October, 2nd), leaves one deceased. Preliminary investigation details from Illinois State Police indicate traffic was slo...