Category Archives: Local News

CHICAGO-The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate increased +0.1 percentage points to 4.7 percent in June and nonfarm payrolls increased by +8,60...

Chicago -The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), along with several other state agencies and councils, hosted a celebratory event to honor the 27th anniversary of the 1990 Americans with Dis...

Congratulations to last night's winners! 1 to 2 year old girl: Jazmyne Burks 1 to 2 year old boy: Davian Hull 3 to 4 year old girl: Tessa Heimlich 3 to 4 year old boy: Wayne Lee Dubson

Michael C. Arthur, age 35 of Mattoon, was arrested on Thursday July 20th at 2:33 a.m. in the 200 block of Woodlawn Ave. Arthur was charged with Domestic Battery and Possession of a Firearm with No FOI...

Thanks to the St. Jude Runners all the pennies have been counted. The 2017 Bagel Baby contestants collected $3886.01 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital! With that donation St. Jude could purcha...

A public informational meeting on healthcare will be held in the former Deb's store at the Cross County Mall in Mattoon Thursday (7/20) at 6:30 p.m. Claudia Lenhoff, Executive Director of the Champaig...

The Mattoon Farmer's Market is every Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. though September 29th at Lytle Park. It is located on the old Bennett school property next to the 32nd Street entrance.

Registration for Mattoon Junior Baseball's fall season is open until July 22nd. The season will run from August 1st to October 1st. Cost is $50 per player. Coaches are needed as well. For more informa...

August 1st will be the drawing date to assign waterfowl hunting privileges at Lake Mattoon. Applicants must reside in Coles, Cumberland or Shelby counties, and be at least 18-years-old. Application de...

ERBA has extended the deadline for scholarship applications. A limited number of $500 Scholarships will be awarded to eligible applicants in each of the nine counties they serve. For more information ...