Category Archives: Overnights

Boys' high school basketball: Mattoon hosts Charleston, Sullivan goes to Tuscola, Newton against Red Hill, Okaw Christian plays Cerro Gordo-Bement, Cumberland vs. Okaw Valley, T-town is home, taking o...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library will host a Pre-school Indoor Picnic on Monday, January 9th from 11am to 12:30. This is a free program, open to the public. A library card is not needed to atten...

The Quad Cities should know soon if the area is going to land 500 new jobs. The jobs will all be on the Iowa side of the river, but managers at Sterilite say workers could come from both Illinois and ...

The Reverend Jesse Jackson says Illinois' governor needs to be part of the solution to Chicago's problem with violence. Jackson sat down with Governor Bruce Rauner On Wednesday to talk about last year...

If you are still trying to figure out what to do with your Christmas Tree, the City of Mattoon can help you out! Tomorrow is the final day they will be collecting trees to be taken to the City's Yard ...

One is taken to the hospital after a single vehicle injury crash occurred the morning of Thursday, January 5th along I-57 Northbound near Fayette Avenue in Effingham around 7:10 AM. According to a rec...

Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) is once again asking constituents to participate in his annual "Valentines for Heroes" program. The congressman's district offices will collect valentines for...

NIH: Feeding Tots Peanuts Could Prevent Allergies Later (Washington, DC) -- Turns out feeding babies food containing peanuts might protect them from allergies to the nuts later in life. The National I...

From the Illinois State Police, as of 8:10am, Thursday, January 5, Troopers are headed to several crashes and cars in the ditches on I-57 and I-74, mostly Coles, Douglas and Champaign Counties. Please...

College basketball: The EIU men's and women's teams are at Morehead State Girls' high school basketball: Mattoon against Taylorville, Charleston takes on Mt. Zion, Tri-County against Clinton, Effingha...