Category Archives: Local News

The Fall Demolition Derby comes to the Cumberland County Fairgrounds October 7th. Thousands of dollars will be awarded in multiple classes. Entry fee is $40 and $25 for a passenger. Grandstand seating...

Charleston Carnegie Public Library's monthly Lego My Library will be on Wednesday, September 20th, at 4:00-5:15pm in Rotary Room A for grades K-8. Kids under eight, please bring a grownup! Builders wi...

The 2017 Illinois Fall Trout Fishing Season will open on Saturday, October 21st at 54 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state. Illinois fishing licenses and Inland Trout Stamps are required, an...

PESOTUM ? Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Louis Kink, announces the ISP will conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Champaign County during September. A...

Springfield, Illinois - Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Leo P. Schmitz announces fatal traffic crashes dropped from 19 in 2016, to 5 in 2017; and fatalities dropped from 23 in 2016, to 5 in 2017....

If you have questions about plants, you can get answers this Friday (9/15) at 1:00 at the 4-H Building at the Coles County Fairgrounds in Charleston. Experts will help identify plants, let you know wh...

Former Illinois Governor Maintains Innocence As He Serves Federal Sentence (Englewood, CO) -- Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has gone from overseeing the fifth biggest state in America to cl...

  The Lake Land College Board of Trustees is accepting letters of interest to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Robert Luther, Mattoon, at the regular Sept. 11, meeting. Luther was ele...

A benefit for Steve Shadwell will be held this Saturday at the Mattoon Moose Lodge. Lunch will be served at noon, the auction will start at 1:00, and they'll have a pool tournament, bags tourney, 50/5...

Collinsville, Illinois - Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Leo P. Schmitz is proud to announce that Special Agent Jamie Brunnworth has been selected by the International Association of Chiefs of Po...