Category Archives: Local News

Governor Signs Automatic Voter Registration, Immigration Laws (Springfield, IL) -- You'll be automatically registered to vote the next time you get a new drivers license in Illinois. Governor Rauner y...

Friends, Family Remember Fallen Central Illinois Sailor (Harristown, IL) -- Friends and family members of Logan Palmer are finally able to mourn. The Navy late Sunday said divers found Palmer's body. ...

Illinois Lawmakers Approve School Funding Compromise (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois school leaders are halfway to not having to worry about their finances this year. The Illinois House yesterday approv...

An accident an Oakland yesterday caused a natural gas leak. Officials say a vehicle left the roadway near Route 133 and West Main, went into a bean field and struck a building. The collision broke a n...

Applications are now being accepted for Lake Land College Student Ambassadors. As an ambassador, students are selected to serve as official college representatives at events such as college fairs and ...

The Mattoon Fire Department is flow-testing and painting fire hydrants. Hydrants will be flowed between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.. During these times, any landscaping within three feet of the hydrant th...

Girl Scout registration is coming up this week: Today, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Charleston County Market, and tomorrow from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Neoga Municipal Building. The cost to join is $25.00...

(EFFINGHAM, IL) - The HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Foundation dedicated The Healing Garden in May 2009. Located between the Prairie Heart Institute at St. Anthony's and the Chapel, The Healing...

Governor Vetoes 15 Dollar-An-Hour Minimum Wage (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' business groups are thanking Governor Bruce Rauner for scuttling a plan to raise Illinois' minimum wage to 15 dollar-an-ho...

Lawmakers Return To Illinois Capitol Today (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' top lawmakers say they're on the same page when it comes to paying for schools in the state, now it's time for rank and file l...