Category Archives: Local News

According to Douglas County officials as of 11am this morning (Thursday, June 8) the 911 system is down in the Arthur, Atwood and Hindsboro areas. If you live in one of these towns and have an emergen...

(EFFINGHAM, IL) - The Altamont High School Student Council recently held a collection of items for the Pediatric Unit at HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital. The Student Council made it a contest bet...

Census: Illinois's Population Shrinks Again (Springfield, IL) -- The U.S. Census says Illinois is losing population. According to the latest estimates, Illinois has 29-thousand fewer people now than i...

Central Illinois Could See Terrible Tick Season (Springfield, IL) -- This year's tick season could be one of the worst central Illinois has ever seen. The Department of Public Health says people shoul...

Rauner Slams School Funding Reform (Chicago, IL) -- Governor Rauner is hinting strongly that he'll veto the school funding reform bill passed in the final hours of the legislative session. At campaign...

VANDALIA, Ill. - The Grande Leve - a two-day party appropriate for the dignitaries a frontier state capital attracted during the 1830s - returns to the Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site on June ...

Windsor Schools are collecting plastic caps and lids which will be recycled and made into benches, picnic tables and playground equipment. Please clean all caps and lids before donating. Acceptable ca...

The Embarras Volunteer Stewards next conservation day is this Saturday (6/10) at 9:00 a.m. at Woodyard Conservation Area. No experience is necessary, but they do recommend gloves and sturdy footwear.

Lilly Hopper, WSB Summer CEO, will have her lemonade stand set up today from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Washington Savings Bank in Mattoon. Proceeds will be donated to Dart for the Heart, the race to ...

June Jubilee, Mattoon Area P.A.D.S annual dinner and auction, will be June 10th at the Mattoon Eagles Club. Cocktail hour starts at 5:30 and the dinner and auction will follow. Tickets are $50.00 each...