Category Archives: Local News

Prosecutors: Republican Election Judge Fills Out Ballot For Dead Husband (Edwardsville, IL) -- A Metro East election judge is facing voter fraud charges after she allegedly filled out an absentee ball...

State Representative Denounces Doctored Naked Photos Of Her (Taylorville, IL) -- A Central Illinois state representative running for re-election is dealing with the distribution of fake nude photograp...

An accident occurred Saturday on U.S. Route 40 at Effingham County Road 1075 E, two miles west of Interstate 57, that resulted in the death of an Altamont man. Donald Verdeyen, 63, was traveling eastb...

Mattoon native Blake Leitch is featured in Operation Route 66, which is a project by father and son team Kurt and Nick Gerber. The pair has ridden motorcycles across the country on Route 66 from Chica...

Sign-up continues today for One Stop Community Christmas. If you live in Coles, Cumberland, Shelby, Douglas, Moultrie, Edgar, or Clark County, please take photo ID, children's state medical card or pr...

The Kansas National Honor Society will have a door-to-door food drive on November 11th from 9:00-11:00 a.m. If you live in Kansas, please place non-perishables in a bag or box outside your front door ...

The LifeSpan Center is hosting a Veteran's Fair on Friday, November 11th from 9am to 2pm. The event is for members of the United States Military who want to know what resources and benefits might be a...

The new Family Medical Center in Oakland is hosting an open house on Monday, November 7th from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. You can meet the clinic staff and enjoy free refreshments while you're there.

Sarah Bush Lincoln's annual Festival of Trees is set for November 17th through 19th in the Lumpkin Family Center for Health Education. November 17th is Friends Night Out, from 6-8pm, and the festival ...

Arcola's National Honor Society will host its annual American Red Cross blood drive from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Monday, November 7th in the junior high gym. The blood drive is open to all eligible don...