Category Archives: Local News

Taste of Something Special returns to the WalkWay in Mattoon October 5th. This wine tasting event and silent auction benefits East Central/Area 9 Special Olympics. Reserve tickets at 217-345-2424.

A Kidney Disease Benefit for Jennifer Oakley will be held on October 21st at the Village Event Center in Greenup from 3 to 10pm. There will be lots of food, music, and fun. A 50/50 raffle and silent a...

Shumway Freedom House Food and Clothing Pantry will celebrate its 5th year with "Freedom Fest". This event will take place on Saturday, August 26th from noon to four. They'll have a free cookout, live...

Dart for the Heart, a 5K run and walk to benefit Zale Walk and his family, will be held Today starting at 7:00 a.m. at the original Burger King in Mattoon.

From Illinois State Police: As of 4:45 p.m. Troopers are on scene of a three vehicle crash with injuries involving a semi on I-74 westbound near milepost 176. The left lane is blocked at the time. Tra...

A benefit for Mattoon teen Alexa Runner-Hall will be held September 30th from 1:00-11:00 p.m. at the Mattoon Moose Lodge. They'll have food, silent auction, bake sale, 50/50, prizes and raffles. If yo...

  By spending an evening playing bingo with friends, community members can help provide comfort and end-of-life requests to hospice patients and their families in 20 Illinois counties. In support...

SPRINGFIELD, IL, August 25, 2017-As Hurricane Harvey nears land, the American Red Cross is mounting a massive relief effort ahead of the most deadly and devastating hurricane forecast to strike the Un...

(EFFINGHAM, IL) - The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted Three-Year Accreditation to the Cancer Program at HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial ...

CHICAGO (Aug. 24, 2017) - General Counsel Dennis Murashko will leave the Administration at the end of August to pursue opportunities in the private sector. As part of the legal team's succession plann...