Category Archives: Local News

Biss May Be Next Democrat Into Governor's Race (Chicago, IL) -- The list of Democrats who want to be governor appears to be growing. Statehouse insiders say they expect state Senator Daniel Biss to ju...

Illinois' Unpaid Bills Hit Milestone (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' total of unpaid bill is enough to saddle every man, woman, and child in the state with a thousand dollars of debt. The state's compt...

The Mattoon Public Library has added evening story time for parents and kids to the early morning session. It's every Thursday at 5:30. They sing a few songs, read a story or two, and do crafts that p...

The Lake Land College Community Choir invites you to its annual spring concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 26th in the Lake Land College Theater. The concert begins with a celebration of spring. The ch...

Spring clean-up for Dodge Grove Cemetery in Mattoon will be March 27th through 31st. Please remove items from the ground around headstones. Vases and shepherd hooks do not need to be removed.

The first meeting for the 7th annual Mattoon To Peoria St. Jude Run will be March 20th at 6:30 at the Salvation Army in Mattoon. This year's run will be August 4th and 5th. You don't have to be from M...

Heath officials are encouraging people to dispose of leaves in manners other than burning. Experts at HSHS St. Anthony's Hospital in Effingham are warning of the health hazards that come with leaf bur...

A new type of identification card in Illinois aims to ease interactions between police and the disabled. The "Person with a Disability Wallet Card" can be obtained from any Illinois driver services fa...

A person has died after an altercation at a Terre Haute hotel. Terre Haute Police tell WTHI-TV they responded early Sunday morning to reports of shots fired and a stabbing at the Dew Drop Inn at 1805 ...

According to WCIA online, yesterday evening March 18th 2017, a fight broke out after an event Independent Media Center in Urbana. Police were called to help control the fight and blocked off the garag...