Category Archives: Local News

A cancer benefit for Lacey Prahl will be held at the Bourbon Street Steakhouse in Mattoon November 5th from 2:00-6:00 p.m. They'll have a 50/50, live auction and food and drinks. If you'd like to dona...

(Miami, FL) -- Hurricane Maria is being upgraded to a Category Five storm. It now has winds of 160 miles-per-hour. Maria is an extremely dangerous and potentially catastrophic storm that is on track t...

(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Rauner seems to be hedging his bets when it comes to luring the new Amazon headquarters and its potential 50-thousand jobs to Chicago. Rauner says he's working with Mayor Ema...

The Salvation Army of Mattoon will host a Rally Day Roundup Sunday, October 1st from 10:30 a.m. 'til noon. There will be food, games, a bounce house, and special guest, Sheriff Jimmy Rankin.

The Oakland FFA will have a hog roast prior to the Tri-County homecoming football game with Martinsville September 29th. Dinner will be served from 4:30-6:30 at Lake Crest, and it's just $5.00. Carry-...

CHICAGO (Sept. 18, 2017) - Governor Bruce Rauner today signed legislation (HB162) that overhauls the EDGE Tax Credit Program and provides much-needed transparency and taxpayer protections. "The EDGE T...

Lake Land College business alumni are invited to attend the Business Division Alumni Appreciation Reception which will be held Friday, Sept. 29 from 4-8 p.m. in the West Building. The reception is par...

Governor Vetoes Plan That Would've Expanded Police, Fire Pension Transfers (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers will have to decide if they want to override the governor on a pension plan that coul...

Illinois Gas Tax Increase A Possibility (Springfield, IL) -- A lot of people are talking about a gas tax increase in Illinois, but no one is saying how high the price may go. A number of reports over ...

Report: Chicago Saw 500th Murder On Sunday (Chicago, IL) -- Chicago is once again marking a grisly murder milestone. "The Chicago Tribune" yesterday reported that the city saw its 500th murder of the ...