Category Archives: Local News

SPRINGFIELD-Illinois State Police (ISP) officials announce the conclusion of the agency's multi-phase radio communications consolidation plan designed to unify technological resources and reduce ISP r...

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today suspended $30 billion in investment activity with Wells Fargo after the bank acknowledged it improperly opened more than 2 million bank accounts and vio...

CHICAGO - In Illinois, October is College Changes Everything (CCE) Month, a campaign launched by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) to address the change to "early FAFSA" and assist stu...

Sewer work, scheduled to start Monday (10/10) will force the closure of a section of Garfield Avenue in Charleston, between 18th and 20th streets. City crews expect the work to last between two and th...

The bridge on County Road 300 East near Etna will be closed to traffic for construction, starting today. Work will take about three months on the bridge that crosses Brush Creek, according to the Cole...

Charleston, IL. - People in the Charleston community and surrounding areas will have the opportunity to receive free dental services at MyCharlestonDentist.com on Friday, October 7. Dr. Jameson Baumga...

Salem United Methodist Church of Toledo will host a wild game dinner, followed by a presentation by Alex Rutledge, host of "Bloodline Outdoors" from the Sportsman Channel, speaking about faith, family...

The Douglas-Hart Foundation's Friendship Garden located in Mattoon at the northwest corner of 17th Street and Lafayette Avenue is undergoing expansion work. Work will include the addition of a gazebo,...

Governor Bruce Rauner got his flu shot. What about you? The governor got his flu shot late last week and is now encouraging everyone in the state to get ahead of the flu season. Illinois' Department o...

Make sure to add your selfies and social media accounts to your will. Illinois is one of 19 states to adopt a new online privacy law that stops companies like Facebook and Twitter from releasing pictu...