Category Archives: Overnights

The Lumpkin Family Foundation has named its fall 2016 grant recipients. The Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund was awarded $17,000 to promote and support local and sustainable food awarenes...

Registration for assistance from One Stop Community Christmas ends next week. If you live in Coles, Cumberland, Clark, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, or Shelby County, please take photo ID, along with chil...

Florence Henderson Of Brady Bunch Fame, Dies (Undated) -- The actress who played the mom on "The Brady Bunch" has passed away. Florence Henderson was 82 years-old. Her manager confirmed late last nigh...

The Mattoon Rotary Club's annual door-to-door food drive will be December 3rd. Please leave non-perishable foods in a bag or box outside your front door by 9:00 a.m. If you'd like to make a monetary d...

World-renowned human genetics educator Sam Rhine will host a Genetics Update Conference at Lake Land College, December 9th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There is a $20 registration fee per person, but ...

Illinois could be in a trick box if a Chicago Democrat gets his way, and if contractors use Cat earth movers to building President-elect Trump's wall. State Representative Will Guzzardi introduced a p...

The Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding people in Illinois traveling for the holiday to drive safely. IDOT is partnering with law enforcement throughout the state to increase patrols an...

The Strasburg American Legion is sponsoring a Christmas auction at 1:00 on December 4th at the community center. This major fundraiser will allow the post to continue its support of many of the hometo...

The opposition is growing to Exelon's latest plan to save the Quad Cities' nuclear power plant, and raise the cost of electricity. Governor Rauner's office yesterday said it wants to save the Quad Cit...

The state of Illinois is out with its annual reminder not to make your Thanksgiving guests sick. The Illinois Department of Public Health is reminding turkey cooks across the state to keep the bird cl...