Category Archives: Local News

According to the National Weather Service, there is a slight risk for severe thunderstorms East of I-55 tonight and overnight. Storms could contain potentially large hail.   Showers and thunderst...

According to an email from the Illinois State Police, as of 10:21am on Monday, February 6, 2017, ISP, Fire, and Ambulance are on the scene of a two vehicle crash with injuries on I-57 milepost 225 (be...

Monday, February 6, 2017 at 9:30am: ISP is on the scene of a two vehicle head-on crash with injuries on U.S. Route 150 at Rising Road (near Champaign). The road will be closed for approximately two mo...

Lawmaker Wants To End Illinois' Official Pie (Springfield, IL) -- It could soon be a bad day for fluorite, the Tully Monster, and square dancing. State Senator Tom Rooney last week filed a proposal to...

Fatigue is to blame for an accident on I-57 over the weekend. According to the Illinois State Police, 40-year-old Roland Balossa, of Texas was in no state to be behind the wheel when he crashed his se...

Two Teens Killed and 10 Hurt in Weekend Gun Violence (Chicago, IL) -- Gun violence continues to plague Chicago. Two young teenagers were killed and ten others were wounded by gunshots over the weekend...

Illinois Attorney General: I Want To Solve State' Budget Crisis (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' Attorney General says her move to stop state worker paychecks is a move to end Illinois' budget crisis. L...

A dog food company is trying to figure out how a potentially dangerous drug wound up in a batch of its product. At least five dogs have been sickened and one has died. Evanger's Dog & Cat Food is ...

"An Inheritance of Murder," presented by Mattoon Area P.A.D.S. comes to the Mattoon Moose Lodge February 25th. Advance tickets for the murder mystery are $25.00. Food will be provided by Bidwell's. Pr...

The annual wine and beer tasting hosted by Omega Nu to benefit the Mattoon to Peoria St. Jude Run team will be held February 9th from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the Walkway in Mattoon. Tickets are $15.00 in ad...