Category Archives: Local News

The kickoff cookout for the 6th annual Journey for Jordan bike ride will be June 23rd from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Village Hall in Gays. The menu includes hamburgers, pork burgers, hot dogs, lasagna, ma...

The Mattoon Chamber of Commerce's Annual Golf Classic will be on July 14th at Meadowview. The all-inclusive entry fee is $125. Reserve your spot at 235-5661 or go to mattoonchamber.com

Route 133, approximately four miles east of Arcola, will be reduced to one lane beginning June 15th. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, box culvert replacement work is expected to...

PESOTUM ? Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Louis Kink, announces the ISP will conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Champaign County during June. ACE pa...

Two drivers, including an Edgar County Sheriff's Office Deputy, sustain significant injuries after a personal injury traffic crash occurred during the evening hours of Thursday, June 8th along Route 1...

One person was hospitalized following a two-vehicle accident in Clark County this morning. According to the Illinois State Police, a car driven by Korey Montgomery, of Casey, failed to yield at the in...

CHICAGO - Governor Bruce Rauner today signed a comprehensive criminal justice reform bill that will transform the bail process. The bill sponsors Sen. Donne Trotter (D-Chicago) and Rep. Elgie Sims (D-...

West Nile Hits Illinois (Springfield, IL) -- West Nile virus has come to Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health is warning people in the state to be on high alert since it's mosquito seaso...

Rauner Threatens Special Budget Session (Chicago, IL) -- Governor Rauner says he's willing to call a special legislative session to force lawmakers to approve a budget before the end of the fiscal yea...

ROMEOVILLE - Governor Bruce Rauner today toured Amazon's new Romeoville fulfillment center, which is one of nine new facilities Amazon is opening in Illinois. Amazon's expansion in Illinois will conti...