Category Archives: Overnights

Oscar Nominations Out (Los Angeles, CA) -- "La La Land" is the break-out leader for the 2017 Oscar Nominations. The musical starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling nabbed 14 nominations, tying the record...

Land of Lincoln Honor Flight (LLHF) of Springfield, Illinois, due to the ice storm that came through southern Illinois, had to cancel their Annual Meeting that was to be held on January 14th. A future...

Due to the recent spike of influenza cases, the Illinois Department of Public Health has asked hospitals to limit visitors. Sarah Bush Lincoln is now restricting patient visitation following guideline...

You're More Likely To Catch Flu After Cold Snap (Undated) -- A new study says cold weather is a prescription for coming down with the flu. Researchers in Sweden found that the first seasonal flu outbr...

A potential threat at Charleston Middle School on Friday turned out not to be credible. The threatening message was found written in a bathroom, but officials concluded the student who wrote it likely...

The movie business continues to boom in Illinois. The state's FILM Office announced that the film industry generated nearly 500-million dollars in Illinois spending in 2016. That is a 51-percent incre...

A paint party to benefit the Neoga post prom/graduation committee will be held at Stang Arts Studio in Effingham January 29th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Cost is $45.00 per person. Sign-up flyers are availabl...

The Arcola Alumni Association is seeking nominations for distinguished alumni honorees. Nomination forms are available at Arcola High School, the Arcola Public Library, First Mid-Illinois Bank and Tru...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal challenging Illinois' system for issuing permits for people to carry concealed weapons in public. The justices let stand a lower court ruling t...

Douglas-Hart Nature Center of Mattoon received a nice gift heading into the weekend. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Conservation Foundation awarded the center $1,000 to ...