Category Archives: Local News

This Weekend, get your children hooked up with everything they need for the new school year with the E.A.S Ladies Back to School Rummage Sale at the Cross County Mall in Mattoon! The sale runs for two...

According to a press release from the Mattoon Police Department, Dakota W. Gentry Sr., age 20 of Mattoon, was arrested on July 31st at 9:46 p.m. at Wal-Mart. He was charged with Burglary. The charge a...

According to a Mattoon Police Department press release, Mattoon police arrested Michael A. Adele, age 29 of Mattoon, on July 30th at 5:31 a.m. in the 900 block of Prairie Ave. Adele was charged with F...

Many parents are preparing their children to head back to school, which includes making sure they have all their needed immunizations. And while immunization is one of the most important things parent...

This week, the Illinois Department of Commerce Office of Employment and Training hosts the National Governors Association's 2016 summer annual meeting of the National Association of State Workforce Bo...

An Ernie Banks rookie card, an 1856 flying eagle cent, and an Elvis Presley concert ticket stub are some of the 21,500 unclaimed property items worth $167,000 to be auctioned live on August 20 on the ...

Governor Rauner issued the following statement as many homeowners throughout Illinois face a deadline today to pay property taxes: "Illinois residents are being hit with record property tax increases ...

The Charleston Police Department has posted this warning on their facebook page: "Warning to those who use Craigslist or any other internet sites to make transactions. Please remember sites like Craig...

Officials from the Illinois State Police (ISP) announced the sentencing of a former nursing home Office Manager. Kristin Chaudoin, age 34 of Decatur, Illinois, plead guilty to Embezzlement, Use of an ...

Disregarding railroad crossing lights will come with a heftier fine under a new Illinois law. The legislation signed into law last week by Governor Bruce Rauner, will double the fines currently in the...