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Illinois Awarded $16 Million Grant to Fight Opioid Crisis
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) was awarded a federal grant for over $16 million to fight Illinois' opioid crisis. The grant is funded through the 21st Century Cures Act...
Apr 26, 2017
Lincoln Log Cabin offers training sessions May 6-7 for potential volunteers
Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site will explain the many ways volunteers bring history to life for visitors at training sessions May 6 and 7. Whether your interests are in living history, serving a...
Apr 26, 2017
Rauner Administration Seeks to Rid State Government of Illegal Hires Made Under Previous Administration
SPRINGFIELD - The Rauner Administration this week filed a motion to deny employees hired illegally by the previous administration the protection of a collective bargaining agreement. The motion contin...
Apr 26, 2017
Memorial Service in Charleston for EIU Student
A memorial service for Byron Edingburg, the EIU student who was shot and killed Saturday, will be held at 6:00 tonight in the Grand Ballroom. Friends and family will have the opportunity to share thou...
Apr 26, 2017
National Weather Service: Hazardous Weather Outlook
The National Weather Service has issued two Hazardous Weather Outlook statements for our listening area. First, for Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby and Vermilion counties: Fo...
Apr 26, 2017
Salvation Army Resource Fair
The Salvation Army in Mattoon will be hosting a resource fair May 9th from 10am to 2pm. You are invited to come visit booths and speak with representatives from human service organizations who serve i...
Apr 26, 2017
Arthur Amish Country Quilt Show
The 28th Annual Arthur Amish Country Quilt Show will be held April 27 through 29th at the Otto Center. The show, which will feature over 90 quilts, will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day. ...
Apr 26, 2017 normanack / CC
Coles County Entrepreneurship Business Trade Show This Week
This Friday, April 28th, ClassE, the Coles County Entrepreneurship Class, will be having a business trade show to sell their products and services. The event will take place in the Sarah Bush Lincoln ...
Apr 25, 2017
House Approves Abortion Coverage Expansion
(Chicago, IL) -- The Illinois House is sending the Senate a bill to expand insurance coverage for abortions. It's a measure that puts Governor Rauner on the political hot seat. The bill guarantees tha...
Apr 25, 2017
Concerned Tax Payers in Coles County Meeting Next Week
The Committee for Concerned Tax Payers in Coles County will hold an informational meeting on May 2nd at 7:00 at the Burgess-Osborne Auditorium in Mattoon. The meeting is open to the public.
Apr 25, 2017
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