Category Archives: Overnights

Lake Land College's Adult Education is offering GED classes throughout the district beginning the first week of March. Classes will be in Arthur, Charleston, Effingham, Marshall, Mattoon, Pana, Paris,...

(Undated) -- Singer Neil Diamond says he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The 76-year-old announced on his website that the diagnosis is forcing him to retire from touring, as the onset of t...

The 34th annual "Cheers" cocktail party and dance comes to the Thelma Keller Convention Center in Effingham March 3rd. Social hour will begin at 6:00 p.m., followed by dancing and heavy hors d'oeuvres...

A quarter auction to benefit the Mattoon Middle School Flag Corps will be held February 15th from 5:30-8:00 p.m. at the Mattoon American Legion. The auction will feature twenty plus vendors with a wid...

The Miss Moultrie-Douglas Pageant Committee's annual prom dress sale will be January 26th through 28th at store A-1100 at the Outlets of Tuscola. Get designer dress for a fraction of the cost of retai...

Douglas-Hart Nature Center will have a scavenger hunt on St. Patrick's Day. Apparently, a leprechaun was spotted in the woods, and he's leaving treasures behind. Come by between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p....

A presentation on religions of the world will be held today (1/21) starting at 2:00 p.m. at the Mattoon Public Library. Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hindu and Islam will be explored. Light refresh...

Eagle Day at Lake Shelbyville will be February 10th at the visitor center. They'll start with a 30 minute bald eagle program for kids at 10:00 a.m. At 11:00 a.m., a one-hour question and answer sessio...

72 young ladies will compete at the 2018 Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant that is happening this weekend at the IAAF Convention through Sunday 18-21 at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield. Here are...

CASA of East Central Illinois will have informational meetings this Sunday (January 21) at the Mattoon Area Family YMCA, and next Sunday (January 28) at the Cross County Mall, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. If y...