Category Archives: Overnights

Leaf collection in the City of Mattoon will begin Monday, November 12th and conclude on December 21st. Leaves must be in 30-gallon paper yard waste bags. They must be placed within 10-feet of the curb...

The Mattoon American Legion's monthly quarter auction will benefit Christmas baskets for local veterans and their families. The auction will be November 15th, with doors opening at 5:30 and bidding wi...

For Immediate Release Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 Kenny Chesney Gets Intimate - Songs for the Saints Tour Takes The Music To The Fans Nashville, Tenn. - Having set and often broken his own records with 20...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library will be holding a Grandma's Got Gmail Open House on Friday, November 9th from 2:00 to 3:30pm. Volunteers from Eastern Illinois University's Civic Engagement and ...

Pringles Debuts Thanksgiving Chips (Undated) -- Pringles will launch a new festive line of chips inspired by Thanksgiving dinner. The Kellogg's-owned company announced the new chip flavors in a tweet,...

Voters In Illinois Can Finally Head To The Polls (Springfield, IL) -- Election Day is finally here. Polls in Illinois are open from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. The Illinois State Board of Elections says as lo...

The Mattoon High School chess team is selling St. Louis Cardinals calendars. The calendars have spring training and regular season schedules, pictures of players, and several St. Louis area coupons. O...

The annual EIU Holiday Hustle returns December 1st. In addition to the 5K this year, they've added "Billy's Dash," in which children under ten will race Billy Panther around the castle and some obstac...

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced the completion of the new Illinois 89 bridge over the Illinois River at a ceremony to dedicate the structure as the "Illinois Valley Veterans Memori...

(Undated) -- Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend and firefighters are issuing a reminder. They say changing the clocks is a good time to check the batteries in your smoke alarm to make sure they're...