Category Archives: Local News

The National Weather Service has issued a Dense Fog Advisory for Christian, Moultrie, Douglas, Coles, Shelby, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Crawford, Clay, Richland, and Lawrence counties in effect u...

Land of Lincoln Honor Flight (LLHF) of Springfield Illinois announces their upcoming Annual Meeting to be held Saturday, January 14th, at Lakeside Christian Church hall, located at 226 Toronto Road (I...

Customized Cancer Care Thanks To Nanodiscs (Undated) -- Researchers are stepping up their game when it comes to customized vaccines and treatments for skin and colon cancer. It's all thanks to a new t...

"60 Minutes" Airs Story On Chicago's Increased Violence (Chicago, IL) -- Gun violence in Chicago continues to make national news. CBS's "60 Minutes" aired a story last night featuring the city's skyro...

Illinois Begins 2017 Without Budget (Undated) -- Illinois is beginning 2017 without a budget. The six-month spending plan passed by the General Assembly last summer expired over the weekend. State law...

FAA Still Probing Southern Illinois Plane Crash (Vienna, IL) -- Federal investigators are expected to be back out in rural southern Illinois as they look for the cause of a deadly weekend plane crash....

Chicago Already Counting Murders In 2017 (Chicago, IL) -- The murder count in Chicago is already underway. Chicago Police say they saw the city's first two murders about 4:30 in the morning yesterday....

The Lake Land College Men's Basketball Team and the Mattoon YMCA are holding a Little Laker Basketball Camp January 8th and 15th. It's open to boys and girls 1st through 3rd grades. Cost is $25 for on...

The Matton Arts Council's "stitches of the seasons" quilt show will be held on Saturday, January 28th from 10 am. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, January 29th from Noon to 4 p.m. in the Lone elm room of the Mat...

Lake Land College Community Learning is offering a series of dance classes in Effingham in January. Four separate dance styles will be offered for beginners: Swing, Waltz, Foxtrot, and Rumba. Classes ...