Category Archives: Local News

Illinois To Take Tax Increase From Your Paycheck (Springfield, IL) -- Your next paycheck will be smaller thanks to Illinois' new tax increase. The Illinois Department of Revenue this week released the...

Indictment Handed Down In Missing U Of I Scholar Case (Urbana, IL) -- The man charged with kidnapping a Chinese-born U of I scholar is being charged again. Brendt Christensen is facing the same federa...

Illinois Avoids One Credit Downgrade (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' credit is still terrible, but one Wall Street firm isn't ready to rate the state as junk just yet. Standard and Poor's yesterday sai...

Politics Questioned In IDOT Layoffs (Springfield, IL) -- There's an unanswered question about politics at the center of the latest round of layoffs in state government. Governor Bruce Rauner's adminis...

Nearly A Dozen Gymboree Stores Closing In Illinois (Springfield, IL) -- Now's your chance to stock up on baby clothes on the cheap. Nearly a dozen Gymboree stores in Illinois are closing as the childr...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Heat Advisory, which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM CDT this evening for Effingham, Jasper, Clay, Crawford, Richland and Lawrence counties. *...

Bids are being taken for the annual Coles County delinquent property auction. There are seven properties in Mattoon, four in Charleston, two in Rardin, and one each in Oakland and Lerna. Bids are due ...

The Coles County Sheriff's Posse Ride will be July 22nd from 8:00 to noon. All motorcycles and Jeeps are welcome. Entry fee is $20.00. Same day registration will be from 7:00-7:45 a.m. at Powersports ...

The latest in mammography technology is now available at Sarah Bush Lincoln. Genius 3D Mammography is clinically proven to significantly increase the detection of breast cancers, while decreasing the ...

Attention Photographers! There's still time to submit an entry for The Mattoon Arts Council's Second Annual Photography show sponsored by Consolidated Communications! The show is open to all; amateur,...