Category Archives: Local News

Healthy Start begins Monday (1/30) at the Mattoon Area Family YMCA. If you've set healthy goals for this year, this is a great way to stick to them. You'll meet with a certified personal trainer in a ...

The HSHS St. Anthony's Foundation has rescheduled the Glow-Inga event for Saturday, February 4, 2017 at the Keller Convention Center, and they are excited to invite you to this special event. This eve...

Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Subcommittee on Energy Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Subcommittee on Environment Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today issued the following s...

Join the volunteers who keep the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum humming along by greeting visitors, assisting at events, contributing to research and much more. ALPLM is hosting an in...

As loved ones age, and you once again become the caregiver, find out what services are available to you and your loved one and the options that will provide the best care in their normal environment. ...

Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 144,150 deer during all 2016-17 seasons, which concluded Jan. 15. The total preliminary deer harvest for all seasons compares with a total harvest ...

Oscar Nominations Out (Los Angeles, CA) -- "La La Land" is the break-out leader for the 2017 Oscar Nominations. The musical starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling nabbed 14 nominations, tying the record...

Shootings, Killings Up In Chicago (Chicago, IL) -- The new year has so far been a violent one in Chicago. The city has already logged more than 40 homicides in 2017, up from 34 in the first weeks of 2...

Land of Lincoln Honor Flight (LLHF) of Springfield, Illinois, due to the ice storm that came through southern Illinois, had to cancel their Annual Meeting that was to be held on January 14th. A future...

Cullerton Says State Budget Will Be Balanced (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Senate President John Cullerton says there will be a balanced Illinois budget by next year. The Democrat told the "State Jour...