Category Archives: Local News

Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) released the following statement in reaction to the federal court ruling in favor of the House of Representatives in a lawsuit against the Obama Administratio...

Patching and widening work is schedule to begin Monday (5/16) on the Dorans Road. One lane of traffic will be open during construction, which should last about three-days, weather permitting.

The City of Urbana is close to decriminalizing marijuana. City officials gave preliminary approval this week to reduce the fine for possession of cannabis paraphernalia from three-hundred-dollars to 2...

A couple weeks ago, a fundraising event was held in Charleston in support of staff who had been laid off from Eastern Illinois University due to the state budget impasse. The event was called "Fundfes...

There is a march planned to the district office of State Rep. Reggie Phillips that will take place at noon on Monday (5/16) beginning at Morton Park in Charleston. The march is being put on by EIU-UPI...

Illinois' organ and tissue donor registry is growing. Secretary of State Jesse White says the list has reached six-million-people. That is nearly half the entire population of the state. About 300 peo...

Mattoon's annual citywide cleanup will be held on Saturday, May 21st from 8 to 11 a.m. On that day, trash bins will be available for use by Mattoon residents at the city's yard waste facility at Shelb...

The annual Chris Barker Memorial Tractor Drive and Show will be held June 12th. Sign-in starts at 7:30 am and the drive will begin at 8:30 from Tower Hill Village Park. Terry Warren Catering will have...

The Mattoon Exchange Club's 40th annual golf tournament will be played at Rogala June 4th. Two men's flights, two for the ladies, and one youth flight. Money raised benefits area youth programs, and w...

Beautiful cars in a beautiful setting - that's the promise of the 25th Annual Champagne British Car Festival on June 5 at the David Davis Mansion State Historic Site.   This silver-anniversary ev...