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Two men from northeastern Illinois will answer to charges of hate crime and aggravated battery following at attack earlier this month at McHugh's in Charleston. Jacob Nicely and Steven Page are schedu...

The 5th annual 18th Street Fall Festival is this Saturday (9/30) in Charleston. Businesses will feature in-store special, there will be food and craft vendors, live music, free carriage rides, a farme...

"Tips for CASA" is this Saturday (9/30) at the Brickhouse Bar and Grill in Charleston. All money raised will benefit CASA of East Central Illinois to assist in their efforts in the betterment of life ...

Two people were killed in separate crashes yesterday. According to the Illinois State Police, a 68-year-old man lost control of his motorcycle on I-74 at Mile post 200, struck median wires and was eje...

The Windsor Class of 2018 invites you to Longaberger Binga October 7th at Windsor High School. Tickets are on sale now for $10.00 from any senior class member, or call to reserve at 459-2636. Ticket p...

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...

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...

Pesotum, Il. (9/26/17) - The Illinois State Police (ISP), assisted by the Champaign Police Department, conducted an Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) Bar ID Check detail during the late evening...

Pesotum -Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Louis Kink, announces the results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrol in Champaign County onSeptember 22, 2017. These...

(Washington, DC) -- Senate Republicans are abandoning healthcare reform this year. Lawmakers announced the decision today. It comes a day after Maine Republican Susan Collins effectively voiced her op...