Category Archives: Local News

(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Rauner will no longer be hosting a Juneteenth event today in Chicago. The governor canceled the visit over security concerns. Rauner was set to speak at the DuSable Museum of...

Effingham Sunrise Rotary Club will be joined by federal and state officials for the naming of sections of I-55 after Troopers Layton Davis and Frank Doris, who were killed in the line of duty. This is...

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for our entire Illinois listening area. Severe storms will be possible this afternoon and evening. Hail and wind will be the primary...

Zion Hill United Methodist Church of Mattoon will have a flea market and bake sale to benefit Relay for Life of Coles County Saturday, June 25th. The sale will run from 8:30am-2:30pm.

Mattoon public works crews will be picking up storm debris on Monday (6/20). Please have it on the boulevard by 7:00am. You can also talk debris to the city's yard waste facility at Logan and Shelby A...

The Save-A-Lot grocery store in Charleston will close by the end of July due to downsizing decisions. The store will remail open until the remaining grocery items are sold, but the store must be close...

Spraying for mosquito control is scheduled to take place in the village of Humboldt this week beginning today. The spraying is set for this evening, unless rain prevents the spraying. If that happens,...

The team at the Mattoon Area Family YMCA invites you to join them on "serve day," on Saturday, June 25. Volunteers will be helping local homeowners with yard-work and minor fix-ups that they are not p...

The Cooks Mills volunteer firefighters will host their 31st annual pork chop supper Saturday, June 25th from 4:00-8:00pm. Get a half-pound chop with sides and drink for just $7.00. They'll also have a...

Hot weather is expected to return in Illinois. The National Weather Service says highs in the central part of the state could reach 90 today. Similar temps are also forecast for the beginning of next ...