Category Archives: Local News

Take the kids to the 4th of July Parades, tomorrow. Mattoon will step off at 9am. Line up begins at 21st and Western at 8am. The parade will end at First Street. Meanwhile in Charleston, line up begin...

Suspect Due In Court In Missing U Of I Student Case (Urbana, IL) -- The suspect in the disappearance of a U of I scholar is due in a central Illinois courtroom in matter of hours to answer kidnapping ...

The Mattoon Farmers Market will be re-locating to Lytle Park as of this coming Friday. (7/7) It will be located on the old Bennett school property next to the 32nd Street entrance. The Farmer's Market...

SPRINGFIELD - Governor Bruce Rauner today issued the following statement following the House of Representative's passage of a 32 percent income tax hike without any reforms to grow the economy, create...

Illinois House Approves Tax Hike And Budget, Rauner Promises Veto (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is promising to veto the latest state budget proposal. Republicans and Democrats i...

Oblong will host its inaugural Summer Hootenanny on July 8th. Bring the family to the park for a full day of fun, including: sand volleyball, duck race on the lake, cornhole tournament, bounce houses,...

Dart for the Heart, a 5K run and walk to benefit Zale Walk and his family, will be held August 26th starting at 7:00 a.m. at the original Burger King in Mattoon. Register by August 12th for $25.00 and...

The Mattoon Arts Council is now accepting entries to its second Photography Show, sponsored by Consolidated Communications. It's open to amateur, professional and 6th to 12th grade student photographe...

Illinois State Police troopers are en route to a three vehicle crash with injuries involved on IL Route 130 near Douglas County 1200 North, South of Villa Grove. the roadway is blocked at this time an...

Charleston Carnegie Public Library Pre-school Story Time will resume on Mondays through July 31st. One program will be presented three different times each Monday at 10:30am, 1:15pm and at 5:30pm, in ...