Category Archives: Overnights

SIU Cutting Tennis, Men's Swimming Scholarships (Carbondale, IL) -- Southern Illinois University won't have a tennis team next year. And its men's swimming and diving teams will be much smaller as wel...

Illinois AG Moves To Stop State Employee Paychecks (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' Attorney General is moving to stop paychecks for thousands of state employees. Lisa Madigan last night filed a motion ...

Mother Sues Over Hatchimals Toy (Bakersfield, CA) -- A California mother is suing the maker of Hatchimals after the toy she bought her daughter two weeks ago didn't electronically Hatch as promised. I...

The Illinois Senate's Gaming Committee is has taken testimony on a plan for a massive expansion of gambling as one part of a budget compromise. The bill would permit casinos in Chicago and five other ...

The all-you-can-eat cancer benefit breakfast returns to the Mattoon Eagles Club February 11th. Enjoy bacon, eggs, biscuits and gravy, sausage and pancakes for just five-dollars! No membership required...

You're invited to Abraham Lincoln's birthday party a day early, February 11th at Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site. From 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., historic interpreters will share personal stories ...

Doomsday Clock 30 Seconds Closer To 'Midnight' (Washington, DC) -- The world is now 30 seconds closer to Doomsday. Scientists at the National Press Club in Washington, DC today announced the change th...

Kraft Heinz Gives Employees Day Off After Super Bowl (Undated) -- Kraft Heinz is scoring a lot of extra points with its workers for the day after Super Bowl 51. The company is planning to give all its...

Ford Recalls On 8,000 F-150 Trucks, Other Models (Detroit, MI) -- Ford is recalling about eight-thousand F-150 pickup trucks and a few other cars for safety issues. In cold weather, the transmission s...

The west side of 19th Street at Broadway in Mattoon is closed while city crews replace a sewer manhole. Mattoon Public Works says there are several turning restrictions, so please pay close attention ...