Category Archives: Local News

The Monster Truck Nationals are coming to the State Farm Center in Champaign this Saturday (April 22nd) and Bub has two more chances for you to win tickets! Just tune into the Yawn Patrol Thursday and...

According to a Lake Land College Press Release, For the sixth year in a row the Center for Digital Education named Lake Land College as one of the top 10 colleges to achieve a first-rate student learn...

SPRINGFIELD - Two teams, two museums, 140 years of history and millions of screaming fans. What did it take to transform all that into the "Cubs vs. Cards: The Rivalry," the latest exhibit at the Abra...

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors approved a recommendation to extend the IHSA Track & Field State Final hosting contract at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston ...

SPRINGFIELD - In honor of National Volunteer Week, the Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service (Commission) will present 24 Illinoisans and four businesses with the Governor's ...

>>Indiana Boy Finds The Mother Lode Of Mushrooms (Greene County, IN) -- An Indiana boy out hunting for mushrooms has dug up the mother lode of mushrooms. Kayden Graber unearthed a foot-tall more...

You can win the ultimate baseball experience, and help out St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Tickets are available for a chance to throw out the first pitch when the Cardinals host the Cubs at Bu...

(Shirley, MA) - The Massachusetts Department of Corrections says former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has committed suicide in prison. Hernandez was serving life in prison for the 201...

Students interested in a career in the medical field can learn more at a health-related College and Career Informational Night on April 24th from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Lake Land College. Colleges schedule...

The Mattoon Middle School band's annual spaghetti supper will be April 29th. They'll have lunch, from noon to 1:30, and supper from 5:00-6:30. There will also be a silent auction and performances by t...