Category Archives: Local News

Toys "R" Us Files For Bankruptcy (Wayne, NJ) -- Toys "R" Us is filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The news is likely to spur some people to scramble to use their gift cards. But the New Jers...

The City of Mattoon and Earl Walker Company will be oil and chipping the City streets listed below. Work will begin 7 a.m. on Monday, September 25, 2017. Weather permitting, the project should take ap...

SPRINGFIELD (Sept. 18, 2017) - Governor Bruce Rauner today announced that the state's Department of Human Services (IDHS) will broaden access to the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). The move fulf...

Two Mokena men were arrested over the weekend and charged with a hate crime, battery, and three misdemeanors. According to the Charleston Police Department, Jacob Nicely and Steven Page, both 25, yell...

Our friends to the south might have felt something this morning. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, around 6:47am this morning (Tuesday, September 19, 2017), a magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit near ...

Illinois Delegation heads To Seattle For Amazon Pitch (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois' pitch to land the new Amazon headquarters in heating up. A combination state/city of Chicago delegation left yesterday ...

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) today awarded a total of $500,000 in grants to 32 county emergency management agencies to enhance their emergency operations centers. "Eme...

Philanthropy Offers Free First Year Of College (Undated) -- There's a new philanthropic endeavor designed to make college more affordable by giving students the opportunity to take their first year of...

A quarter auction to benefit for Cops For Kids will be held September 21st at the Mattoon American Legion. 20-plus vendors will be featured with everything from books to toys, crafts to yard dcor, kit...

Comedy night, to benefit R.U.F.F. (Rescuing Unwanted Forever Friends) will be September 22nd at the Village Event Center in Greenup. Advance tickets are $20. To reserve tickets, call 217-840-9189.