Category Archives: Local News

Tickets are still available for the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce's Black Friday Bucks drawing. The grand prize winner will get $5,000 cash. Several chamber members will also be providing consolation pr...

Thursday, October 8, 2020: Local fire departments urge you to avoid open- burning in these dry conditions. Crews have responded to multiple fires over the past few days, so please refrain from burning...

The Mattoon High School chess team is selling 2021 St. Louis Cardinals calendars until the second week of November. They're $16.00 each and the chess team gets $7.00 of each one sold. In addition to t...

A first responder appreciation event featuring a concert by America's Got Talent runner-up, "Broken Roots," will be held at the Thelma Keller Convention Center in Effingham October 16th from 6:00-9:00...

Sullivan's (IL)Wyman Park will be the site for a fall family festival October 17th from 5:00-8:00 p.m. They'll have pumpkin painting, hayrides, a costume parade, games, s'mores, hot dogs, and more. It...

Hope 4 Horses Rescue and Sanctuary will hold its first golf outing October 17th at Cardinal Golf Course in Effingham. The four person, best ball scramble is $55 per person and includes 18 holes of gol...

For Release - October 8, 2020 Illinois Board of Higher Education Selects Current Year's DFI Fellows with a Goal of Increased Diversity at Illinois Colleges and Universities SPRINGFIELD - With an incre...

Free Flu shots and COVID-19 testing will be available on the EIU campus next week. EIU students need to bring their Panther Card and proof of local address; EIU employees should bring their Panther Ca...

Thursday, October 8, 2020, Ed Dowd, Executive Director of the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce was a guest on 101.3 WMCI. Here is a brief description of what he covered during the interview: Black Friday B...

For Immediate Release - October 7, 2020 IDFPR Releases Annual Consumer Lending Trends Report CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Financial Instituti...