Category Archives: Overnights
Metro East Judge Blocks Governor On State Worker Contract
State employees in Illinois have at least a few more weeks of labor peace. A judge in St. Claire County yesterday blocked Governor Rauner from imposing his "final offer" on AFSCME members. AFSCME and ...
Dec 08, 2016
Four Arrests Made in Mattoon
According to a recent press release from Illinois State Police, four arrests were made in Mattoon, IL the evening of Tuesday, December 6th surrounding the distribution and delivery of a controlled sub...
Dec 07, 2016
Lane Blockage on I-57
A truck tractor/semi combination is being pulled out of the median on I-57 South at Milepost 211 in Douglas County just south of Tuscola. As a result the left lane will be partially blocked on I-57 So...
Dec 07, 2016 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region / CC
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Today is a national day of remembrance for December 7th, 1941, the day of the Pearl Harbor attacks on the USA. President Obama has encouraged all Americans to observe this solemn day of remembrance an...
Dec 07, 2016 Suzie Tremmel / CC
Santa Coming to Mattoon Depot
Santa will be stopping by the Mattoon train depot on Saturday. Doors will open for the event at 5 p.m. and Santa's train is scheduled to arrive at 6:15 p.m. Refreshments will also be available and the...
Dec 07, 2016 LadyDragonflyCC - >;< / CC
School's Winter Concerts This Week
The Carl Sandburg Elementary School winter concert will be held tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the school's gymnasium. There will be no admission charge but a canned food drive is taking place in conjunction w...
Dec 07, 2016 Epic Fireworks / CC
Lincoln Log Cabin Historic Christmas
Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site presents an old-fashioned Christmas on December 10th from 1-4 p.m. The cabin's historic interpreters will discuss the ever-changing Christmas traditions during Ab...
Dec 07, 2016
Rauner Slams Lawmakers' Pay Suit
Governor Rauner is telling the Illinois Farm Bureau today that despite unproductive weekend meetings with legislative leaders, he'll push on with a plan to get at least a stopgap spending plan passed ...
Dec 07, 2016
Fatal Traffic Crash Near Champaign County
According to a recent press release from Illinois State Police District 10, a fatal traffic crash occurred the evening of Tuesday, December 6th around 5:50 PM along US Route 45, southbound, just south...
Dec 06, 2016
"Made in the U.S.A." Making a Comeback
(Washington, DC) -- U.S. manufacturing is continuing to pick up steam. The Commerce Department says demand for items made in the USA has notched its biggest increase in more than a year. Factory order...
Dec 06, 2016 Mike Mozart / CC
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