Category Archives: Local News

The College of Arts and Humanities is now accepting applications for the Ruth and Vaughn Jaenike Access to the Arts Fund. Activities in music, theatre arts and the visual arts are eligible for Jaenike...

Florida Keys To Reopen Sunday, Three Weeks After Irma (Key West, FL) -- After being hit hard by Hurricane Maria the Florida Keys are set to reopen. That was the target date set last week by Governor R...

According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, Spring Hill Road in Montrose will be closed for repairs next week. Work is scheduled to begin at 7:00 a.m. Monday, October 2nd, and weather perm...

On Monday, September 11, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) successfully transitioned the Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax process over to the MyTax Illinois portal. By working with ...

Equifax CEO Quits Following Massive Data Breach (New York, NY) -- The chief executive officer and chairman of Equifax is leaving his job following a massive data breach at the credit-reporting service...

Orders are now being taken for #Mattoonstrong t-shirts. Shirts are $10.00 each. Large group orders are being taken and they are working on setting up different locations and times for individual sales...

Springfield, IL - The Illinois State Police (ISP) announces a Physical Fitness Inventory Test (PFIT) seminar will be held on October 14, 2017, at the ISP Training Academy in Springfield. The primary p...

Mel Reynolds' Trial Resumes Today (Chicago, IL) -- A trial resumes today in Chicago against former Illinois Congressman Mel Reynolds. The twice-convicted felon was indicted in 2015 on misdemeanor char...

Illinois Looks To British Firm To Manage Lottery (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois' next lottery manager could be a British firm. Illinois Lottery officials decided last Friday to go with Camelot Illinois, wh...

Governor Rauner Doesn't Support Anthem Protests (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner owns a piece of an NFL team, but says he can't support players who kneel during the national anthem. The...