Category Archives: Local News

According to a Mattoon Police Department press release, Mattoon police arrested Ryan D. Spearman, age 27 of Mattoon, on Friday January 13th at 9:38 p.m. at the MPD. Spearman was charged with Aggravate...

Tonight (Tuesday, January 17) is astronomy night at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library, assuming the sky is clear at 6:30. If not, they'll reschedule for January 24th. Telescopes will be set up in...

Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Lawrence, Clay, Clark and Cumberland Counties ...

Astronaut and Illinois Native Gene Cernan Dies (Undated) -- The NASA community is mourning the death of the last man to walk on the moon. Officials say Gene Cernan died yesterday at the age of 82. The...

Governor Rauner Signs Lead Testing Law (Chicago, IL) -- Schools across Illinois have to make sure none of their water fountains or sinks have lead lines. Governor Bruce Rauner yesterday signed a new r...

Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP will conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Effingham and Fayette Counties during Febru...

The 9th annual Slow Food Film Festival will be held January 28th at the Old State Capital Historic Site in Springfield. The event will feature dozen short films, including the documentary "Sustainable...

The annual wine and beer tasting hosted by Omegu 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...

From the Clark County Sheriff's Office Facebook Page: James E. Adams, the missing disabled person from Marshall, IL has been found and is safe. He had last been seen in Marshall, IL at 5:00 PM on 01/1...

Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center welcomes the community to attend its fourth annual "Wear Red Luncheon" on Friday, February 3, at noon, at Caf France in Paris. The event will feature Che...