Category Archives: Local News

The benefit for Jennifer Oakley will be held on October 21st at the Village Event Center in Greenup from 3 to 10 pm. So come on out as there will be a lot of food, great music, a 50/50 raffle, and a s...

SPRINGFIELD (Sept. 22, 2017) - Governor Bruce Rauner today vetoed HB 3449, a bill that would harm businesses and inhibit innovation without better protecting consumers from privacy issues. "This bill ...

"When in doubt, go to the Library." Teens in Middle School and High School are invited to design their own Harry Potter themed buttons at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library on Wednesday, October 4...

SPRINGFIELD, IL - A new state law will allow hunters and trappers to harvest up to 350 bobcats during the 2017-18 Illinois Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Season which opens on Nov. 10. The legislation ma...

"Harry Potter and the Cult of Celebrity" Presented by Lola Burnham, associate professor of journalism This program is part of Booth Library's (at EIU) fall exhibit and program series, "Twenty Years of...

Independence Pioneer Village in Oakland will host a 5K mud run on October 7th. Entry fee is $40, and it's open to runners from 10 to 65-years-old. They'll offer on-site camping, and food and drinks wi...

United Way of Coles County's 60th anniversary gala will be October 19th at the Mattoon Golf and Country Club. Tickets are $20 each, or you can reserve a table for $250. The event will feature live and...

Tonight the Mattoon Green Wave continued with their fall football season by traveling to Mahomet-Seymour for some Friday Night Football. Despite being Mahomet-Seymour's homecoming, the student section...

Springfield (Sept. 22, 2017) - The Governor's Office of Management and Budget announced today that it has selected the financing team for an upcoming $4.5 billion sale of general obligation bonds by t...

Harry Potter Night at Booth Library, on the campus of EIU, will feature a trivia contest, costume contest, games, activities, food and music! Co-sponsored by Booth Library, Tarble Arts Center, UIUC Ha...