Category Archives: Local News

The Old Crows, Young Cardinals Band will perform at the Cumberland Sportsman's Club Saturday, June 3rd. The show starts at 8:00 p.m., and admission is $5.00. Pulled pork sandwiches will also be availa...

The LifeSpan Volunteer Program will host a Jonah Fish Fry June 2nd from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tickets are $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for kids 5-10 years of age. Doors will open at 4:30, and drive-thru will be a...

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...

(Chicago, IL) -- The Illinois House has passed a bill to raise the state's minimum wage. The bill would scale up the minimum to 15-dollars-an-hour by 2022. State Representative Will Guzzardi of Chicag...

One is sent to the hospital after a personal injury crash along I-57, southbound, at milepost 253 during the morning hours of Tuesday, May 30th. According to preliminary details from Illinois State Po...

The Mattoon American Legion is hosting a quarter auction to benefit Relay for Life of Coles County on June 15th. Various items will be up for auction, including crafts, books, makeup, kitchenware, jew...

SPRINGFIELD -The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus in Illinois for 2017. Madison County Health Department staff collect...

Springfield, IL - Illinois Senate Republicans officially opened their third annual Memorial Day Wall of Remembrance display in the state Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday. Joining Senate Republican Leader Ch...

According to a press release from the Mattoon Police Department, MPD arrested Susan E. Sayers, age 54 and homeless of Mattoon, on Friday May 26th at 3:36 p.m. in the 2100 block of Champaign Ave. Sayer...

EFFINGHAM - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the results of Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) held in Lawrence and Richland Counties duri...