Category Archives: Local News

A crash this morning (Tuesday, September 6) has left a Brownstown woman dead. According to the Illinois State Police, Kelli Ann Powell, age 32 of Brownstown was traveling southbound on CR1600 E, 1 mil...

Rauner Says He'll Vote For Trump (Chicago, IL) -- Governor Rauner says he'll be voting for Donald Trump, confirming to an admirer what he's been reluctant to say to reporters since the Republican conv...

(Chicago, IL) -- Chicago police say the Labor Day holiday in the city was extremely bloody. There were 13 people killed and 52 other wounded by gunfire over the long weekend. The most recent homicides...

ITT Educational Services, Inc has issued a press release this morning, announcing they will cease operations at all ITT Technical Institutes. As of today, the company has eliminated positions for a ma...

HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital will host their next monthly "JustWalk" Walk With a Doc walking program on Saturday, September 17 at 9 a.m. at the TREC Trail. Walkers should meet in the Effingham...

A one-car accident occurred in Greenup on Friday that resulted in the death of a Flat Rock teen. The accident occurred at 12:37 a.m. Friday on 2275 E County Road 900N when the vehicle driven by Shelby...

On Friday, Verna M. Yoder of Arthur perrished in a car accident that occured when the van that she was a passenger in collided with a truck. The report indicates that the drive shaft of the truck malf...

(Springfield, IL)....The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs is asking for nominations for the Illinois Veterans' Patriotic Volunteer Appreciation Award and the Illinois Veterans' Business Apprec...

On Friday, September 9th, the finale of "Song Stage", a music competition like American Idol, but with a greater focus on song-writing, will be held on the campus of Eastern Illinois University. The s...

Lincolnland Hospice invites you to Binga, Tuesday, September 13th at the Mattoon American Legion. Just $10 to play, with games starting at 5:30. Proceeds benefit the Grant-a-Wish program, community be...