Category Archives: Overnights

Harry Potter trivia night will be held at the Shelbyville Lions Club building March 17th. This contest, which supports Relay for Life, is open to teams of 5 to 10 people. Cost is $100 per team. If you...

Winning Lottery Ticket Worth Over $11 Million Sold In Benton (Benton, IL) -- Illinois lottery officials are waiting for the person who purchased a winning ticket worth over 11-million-dollars to claim...

Here's the forecast (as of now), from the National Weather Service. This forecast is through President's Day. It looks like it is going to be a great "spring" kind of 3-day weekend! Today: Sunny, with...

Organizers for the Miss Arcola Pageant will have an informational meeting on February 20th at 6:00 p.m. at the Arcola Public Library. Young ladies, ages 4-19 who are interested in entering are encoura...

Trivia Night to benefit Mattoon Area P.A.D.S. will be held at the Mattoon Salvation Army on March 11th. Doors open at 6pm with the trivia contest for teams of 8 will be beginning at 7pm. Advanced regi...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library's Astronomy Night will meet on Tuesday, February 21st at 7:00 p.m. in the Library parking lot if the sky is clear. Telescopes will be set up, but if you have one...

Girls' High School Basketball (Regional Competition): Class 3A: -FINAL: Charleston 77, Decatur Eisenhower 42 -FINAL: Paris 52, Mt. Zion 40 -FINAL: Mattoon 62, Urbana 28 -FINAL: Champaign Central 59, M...

Kristian Helton of Lincoln, Illinois stopped by the local McDonald's (1109 Hickox Dr.) at 7:30a.m., on Sunday, February 12 with a unique order request. Helton approached the McDonald's department mana...

According to an email from the Illinois State Police at 10:30 this morning (February 14, 2017), troopers are on the scene of a crash involving a semi and a pedestrian on I-74 westbound at milepost 210...

The Mattoon Area P.A.D.S. Haven of Hope Campaign has received a matching gift donation from Heller, Holmes & Associates for up to $50,000 through the month of February. The Haven of Hope Campaign ...