Category Archives: Local News

Illinois No Longer Planning To Add Hockey (Champaign, IL) -- The University of Illinois isn't planning on adding men's ice hockey. Director of Athletics Josh Whitman announced yesterday that the schoo...

Voters Head To The Polls For Primary Election Day In Indiana (Indianapolis, IN) -- It's Election Day in Indiana, voters head to the polls today to narrow the field for November. This is the primary el...

For Immediate Release Suspect Charged in Officer Involved Death East Moline, IL - The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Zone 2 was requested to investigate an offic...

For Immediate Release - May 2, 2022 Regional Office of Education #11 2022 Recognition of Excellence Charleston, IL - The Regional Office of Education #11 is pleased to announce the 2022 3rd Annual ROE...

UPDATED: Naomi Judd Dead At 76 (Nashville, TN) -- Grammy-winning country artist Naomi Judd is dead at 76. She was famous for nearly 40 years as half of the country music duo the Judds. Her daughters W...

For Immediate Release - April 29, 2022 Races for All Paces Kickstarts Health Journey for Charleston Resident Once Janielle Davis started her health journey, nothing slowed her down. In her mid-20s, sh...

Healthy Kids Day is this Saturday (4/30) from 9:00 to noon at the Mattoon YMCA and Neal Center YMCA in Toledo. The event will feature games, crafts, activities and interactive booths from local partne...

For Immediate Release - April 29, 2022 Horizon Health Offers CPR/AED Class in May (Paris, IL)-Horizon Health will offer a Heartsaver CPR/AED course on Tuesday, May 17, from noon to 3 pm, at the Jasper...

For Immediate Release - April 29, 2022 Governor Pritzker Highlights $309 Million Assistance Program for Illinois Homeowners CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker today joined leaders from the Illinois Housin...

County Market Donates Bottle of Bourbon Worth Thousands to SBL Golf Benefit Raffle County Market in Mattoon donated a bottle of limited-edition Van Winkle bourbon to raffle at the Sarah Bush Lincoln g...