Category Archives: Local News

Current Ashmore Village Clerk Jackie Freezeland has announced her plans to run for Coles County Clerk. Freezeland, who'll run as a Republican, is the second candidate to announce her intentions. Julie...

A Mattoon woman pleaded guilty to the burglary of a vehicle in the Mattoon Police Department's impound lot. 37-year-old Shonna Killen was sentenced to two years probation in connection with the July 8...

Illinois Farm Land Prices Dip (Decatur, IL) -- Illinois' good, rich, black dirt is worth a little less. A new report unveiled yesterday at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur said farmland prices have d...

Governor To Sign School Funding Package (Chicago, IL) -- After almost a year of fighting over school funding, Governor Bruce Rauner isn't even waiting two days to sign the state's new school funding a...

Decatur Police say they have multiple leads in the shooting death of Zachary Hubbartt of Windsor. Hubbartt's body was found in a vacant house Sunday. Detectives say they're sorting through leads, many...

Lake Land College's Adult Education will be offering free computer classes in various locations in September. In Mattoon and Effingham, classes begin on the 11th, and classes in Pana and Paris will st...

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...

Today is opening night at the Labor Day celebration in Palestine. The first rodeo will be Friday night at 7:00. Jason Clutter will perform in the beer tent after the rodeo. Saturday's events include t...

This weekend the annual Amish Country Cheese Festival returns to Downtown Arthur! The event runs Saturday, September 2nd through Monday, September 4th. There will be a party zone for the kids, with in...

Pesotum, IL - The Labor Day weekend signifies the end of the summer and the last chance for people to get out and enjoy the warm weather. The holiday weekend is one the busiest driving periods and mil...