Category Archives: Local News

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Past and future will collide June 4 when the David Davis Mansion State Historic Site hosts a car show featuring a collection of DeLoreans, the car made famous in "Back to the Futur...

EFFINGHAM - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Ristvedt, announces the results of a Roadside Safety Check (RSC) held in Effingham County from late night Friday, May 12 to early...

A sports physical clinic will be held on June 8th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Arcola Clinic. There is a small fee, but that money will be donated to the Arcola Athletic Booster Club....

The Clark County Health Department is sponsoring summer meals for kids 18 and under, starting May 30th, from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Breakfast will be served in the basement of the Martinsville Community Buil...

A young lady from Arthur will head south Sunday to raise awareness to the issue of human trafficking. 14-year-old Lindsey Yoder will walk 300 miles to Nashville, Tennessee, a journey that will take he...

Tomorrow is the 100th anniversary of the third-deadliest tornado in Illinois history - a twister than killed 91 and injured nearly 600 in the Mattoon-Charleston area. A commemoration event will be hel...

CHARLESTON - Students interested in attending Eastern Illinois University beginning in the fall of 2018 may apply to do so starting June 1, 2017. Furthermore, the $30 application fee will be waived fo...

12-Year-Old Accused Of Shooting 13-Year-Old Friend To Death In Springfield (Springfield, IL) -- A twelve-year-old boy is accused of accidentally shooting his 13-year-old friend to death in Springfield...

Applications for the Miss Coles County Fair Queen and Little Miss pageants are now available. The queen pageant is open to 17-21 year-old girls, and the little miss, 5-8 year-olds. The pageants will b...

A bake sale to benefit the Mattoon to Peoria St. Jude run team will be held during the Strasburg town-wide rummage sales this Saturday (5/27) Sale starts at 6:30 a.m. and will feature a variety of ite...