Category Archives: Local News

Girl Scout Troop 2065 will have a rummage sale and cookie sale this Saturday (3/4) at Wesley United Methodist Church of Charleston of 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. They'll have clothing of all size, toys, sm...

Hershey To Cut 3,000 Jobs Globally (Hershey, PA) -- Hershey is planning to cut about three-thousand jobs from its global workforce. The chocolate-maker said this week most of the layoffs will affect h...

Death Toll Rising From Midwest Tornadoes (Undated) -- The death toll is growing from a series of tornadoes in the Midwest. Officials say at least three people are now dead. Local news reports in Perry...

Illinois Senate Moves Some Of 'Grand Bargain' Forward (Springfield, IL) -- The heavy lifting in Springfield likely comes today. The Illinois Senate yesterday moved a few pieces of the so-called "grand...

Governor Opens Jobs Portal Ahead Of Possible State Worker Strike (Springfield, IL) -- The state of Illinois could soon be hiring. Governor Rauner's office yesterday announced a new jobs portal on the ...

One Dead In Ottawa Tornado, Storms Cut Across Illinois (Ottawa, IL) -- At least one person is dead after a tornado hit Ottawa as part of a long night full of severe storms across the state. Local poli...

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I-74 West, west of Mahomet is now open again, however the right lane is completely blocked at milepost 169 still, and will remain blocked for several more hours. Please slow down and use caution if yo...

The annual Coles County 4H pork chop barbecue is April 8th. Serving will be from 11:30 to 6:30 at the Coles County Fairgrounds. Two-chop dinners are just $8.50, and carry-out is available. Buy tickets...

Applications are being accepted for the Arland D. Williams Scholarship. Applicants must be graduates of Mattoon High School, and a college junior, senior or graduate student majoring in finance, banki...