Category Archives: Local News

According to WCIA online, the Illinois Department of Transportation, IDOT, is starting to stress for everyone to remember work zone safety while driving. More orange cones are beginning to pop up on t...

According to WANDTV online, this morning around 10:00 am Pana Fire Department was dispatched to the 400 block of East 4th Street in Pana IL, where a deadly fire was overtaking a home. Pana Fire Depart...

This year's Moultrie-Douglas County Fair in Arthur will be headlined by Jo Dee Messina. She'll be performing Saturday, July 15th at 7:00 p.m. General admission tickets are available for $15 each at mo...

After being away for 20 years, Garth Brooks is making his way back to Champaign, and we've got your chance to win a pair of tickets for the concert. All you have to do is go to our website and registe...

The annual Coles County 4-H Pork Chop BBQ is today, and they'll be serving the food from 11:30 AM to 6:30 PM at the Coles County Fairgrounds. Two-chop dinners are just eight-fifty, and carry-out is al...

WEIU-TV reports, A one percent sales tax failed in Effingham County by a 58 percent to 42 percent margin leaving Effingham and Teutopolis School Districts looking for answers on how to improve their b...

WEIU-TV reports change is happening when it comes to drug overdoes and ways they can be prevent. Drug overdoses are on the rise in Illinois, and the Effingham area is taking steps to prevent opioid re...

>>Billionaire J.B. Pritzker Running For Illinois Governor (Chicago, IL) -- Billionaire J.B. Pritzker is running for Illinois governor in 2018. The entrepreneur and investor officially announced ...

Support Mattoon High School's Senior Class while enjoying a delicious meal from Don Sol Mexican Grill! This Wednesday, April 12th, Don Sol will be hosting a Mattoon project Graduation Fundraiser. Thro...

Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Fayette and Effingham Counties during April. O...