Category Archives: Local News

Jessica Meadows, President and CEO of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce was a guest on 101.3 WMCI on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. At the bottom of the page you can listen to the entire interview. Here are t...

The annual Mattoon Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic is June 25th at Meadowview Golf Course. Entry fee is $125, which covers green fees, cart, lunch, dinner, drinks, snacks, putting contest and other o...

The Mattoon Community Food Center has received an update that the Farm to Families program will continue through May. The program will be available every Thursday, from 2pm until 4pm, or until they ru...

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATE AND MAKE ARREST IN RESIDENTIAL FIRE INVESTIGATION Edgar County, IL - On May 3, 2021, the Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Zone 5,...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Moultrie County in central Illinois... * Until 745 PM CDT. * At 720 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a t...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 136 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS CLARK CUMBERLAND IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOI...

NJ Launching "Shot And A Beer" Program (Trenton, NJ) -- New Jersey is launching a "Shot and a Beer" program. Any New Jersey resident who gets their first vaccine dose this month and takes their vaccin...

For Immediate Release - May 3, 2021 Governor Pritzker Announces Release of the Request for Proposals to Sell the James R. Thompson Center (JRTC) CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Departm...

Severe Thunderstorm Watch SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 131 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 245 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2021 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 131 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CD...

For Immediate Release - May 3, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 2,049 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 2,049 new confi...