Category Archives: Local News

According to the Illinois State Police, Expect delays for several hours if you are traveling on I-74 Eastbound near Mahomet. Traffice is backed up there due to a multi-vehicle, property damage crash. ...

Rauner Team Slams Kennedy Bid (Chicago, IL) -- Governor Rauner and the state GOP is wasting no time responding to businessman Chris Kennedy's announcement today that he's running for governor. Rauner'...

Springfield, IL - State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) received the Award for Conservative Excellence from The American Conservative Union (ACU) for 2016 for his perfect conservative voting record in t...

Illinois State Police District 10 Troopers and Zone 5 Agents responded to a report of shots fired at a vehicle on I-57 on February 7, 2017 at approximately 8:36 p.m. in Champaign County. The suspect v...

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Parke, Vermillion, and Putnam Counties in Indiana until 11pm EDT. *Main Impact: Roads may become slippery in spots due to snow...p...

The Coles County chapter of Ducks Unlimited will hold its annual membership banquet February 25th at the WalkWay in Mattoon. In addition to a delicious meal, you'll have a chance to win prizes and bid...

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program has started its 33rd year of service to the residents of our local communities. This program is sponsored by the LifeSpan Volunteer Program (LSVP) in...

The Illinois Department of Transportation is asking for additional input from the public in developing its Long Range Transportation Plan. The plan will identify policies to provide Illinois residents...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced an updated consumption advisory for sport fish caught in Illinois waters. These changes are the result of continued sampling by the Fish...

According to an email from the Illinois State Police at 2:30pm on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, please use caution when traveling on snow ice covered roadways. I74 West of Interstate 57 in Champaign an...