Category Archives: Local News

The junior preview is underway at Eastern Illinois University, and will run weekdays through April 1st in the office of admissions, room 1230 at Old Main. The preview runs from 9:45am until 12:30pm, a...

The Lake Land College office of Community and Professional Programs will offer a variety of classes in the months of April and May. Whether you need to start at the beginning or just brush up on your ...

Newly-unsealed court documents are shedding light on how a federal judge wants former Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock to cooperate with prosecutors investigating him. Schock, who resigned almost a y...

Lake Land College office's Community and Professional Programs will offer three levels of Excel classes in the months of March and April. Whether you need to start at the beginning or just brush up on...

According to 24/7 News Source, Illinois U.S. Senator Mark Kirk is the first Republican to break rank and call for a vote on President Obama's Supreme Court justice pick. Obama last week nominated Judg...

Lake Land College will host its annual Health and Safety Fair Wednesday, March 30 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Field House on campus in Mattoon. Register your business to participate in the health fa...

U.S. Representative John Shimkus will hold office hours from 10:30-noon tomorrow (3/22) at Lovington Village Hall. A Shimkus staff member will be on hand to answer questions.

Advocates are asking Illinois lawmakers to raise the statewide smoking age to 21-years-old. Chicago leaders voted last week to hike the smoking age in the city, and now lawmakers are looking to follow...

Illinois is once again being labeled the worst state to be a taxpayer. A new report by WalletHub reveals Illinois has the highest effective total state and local tax rate in the country. It's the seco...

Senate Democrats are pushing forward a partial spending plan as the state continues to deal with a budget crisis. Lawmakers approved a measure that would provide nearly four-billion dollars to pay for...