Category Archives: Local News

A prayer vigil for the victims of the shootings in Dallas will take place at noon today at the new Traveling Community Cross on the west side of Peterson Park in Mattoon.

The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to a whopping $540 for tonight's drawing. The cash option is $380. The drawing will be at 10:00 Central Time.

A piece of Mattoon history will soon have a new look. New Mercy Worship Center will renovate the former Pepsi bottling plant at 12th and Moultrie and turn it into a new church. They also purchased Gil...

Fast-food chain Wendy's says some customer information was stolen in a malware attack. Hackers stole names and credit and debit card information in a breach that affected over one-thousand franchised ...

OSHA has found major safety and health violations by Altamont Ambulance Service. According to the report, five willful, sixteen serious, and three other-than-serious violations were issued. Investigat...

Illinois lottery players are getting half a billion reasons to play the Mega Millions game on Friday. Nobody matched the last drawing, putting Friday's estimated winnings at 508-million-dollars. That'...

Illinois' largest public employee union is reportedly reaching out to its members to gauge interest in a strike. That's according to the "Capitol Fax" blog, which shared a questionnaire supposedly bei...

The Richland County Fair is underway in Olney. Tonight, it's the ATV and UTV races, Saturday's main event is the rodeo, and the queen will be crowned Monday night. Also next week, the talent show, tra...

On Thursday evening (7/7), a sniper opened fire on police officers in Dallas, Texas following a demonstration concerning recent shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana. Eleven police officers were shot a...

The annual Stacks and Packs Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show returns to the Coles County Fairgrounds Saturday (7/16) Held in conjunction with the East Central Illinois Antique Farm Equipment Club's show...