Category Archives: Local News

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs says 32,000 Sprint customers will be able to claim cash as part of a settlement to resolve ongoing litigation. In a release, Frerichs says thous...

Mattoon police arrested Christopher L. Peoples, age 36 of Mattoon, on Friday Aug. 19th at 1:14 p.m. The arrest occurred in the 2200 block of Charleston Ave. He was charged with Domestic Battery and Th...

According to the Indiana Department of Transportation, there will be overnight closures on I-70 in Vigo and Clay counties, beginning Wednesday, August 24th. The closures will affect the areas between ...

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity's Office of Energy Assistance announced today that the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) will begin accept...

(Springfield, IL) -- A license plate commemorating Route 66 is about to hit Illinois roads. Governor Bruce Rauner stopped by Fulgenzi's Pizza and Pasta over the weekend to sign a bill for plates that ...

The Illinois State Fair is wrapping up what some are calling one of the worst fairs in decades. Some vendors are complaining about a lack of organization and bad luck as stormy or hot weather, a viole...

CPO Ryan Myers will be coming home tomorrow. Myers, who died in a motorcycle accident in California last week, will be escorted to Mattoon tomorrow night. The sailor's body is scheduled to arrive in I...

Sullivan's Blue Dolphins Swim Team are holding try outs this weekend. Try outs begin at 9:00 am at the Sullivan Civic Center on Saturday, August 27th. If you are looking for more information, you can ...

From WCIA, State Police reported that a teenager was sent to the hospital after a stabbing incident at the State Fair in Springfield last night. They say it involved several minors inside the carnival...

According to WTHI online, Dustin Noblit of Oblong, IL is facing criminal charges of child pornography. Police arrested him on Thursday August 18th, because the minor's mother contacted authorities of ...