Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

EASTERN ILLINOIS - On Thursday, August 30th, Champaign Mayor Deb Feinen, Urbana Mayor Diane Marlin, Paris Mayor Craig Smith, Paxton Mayor Bill Ingold will be trying to eat on less than $5 and urging o...

Gas Prices To Jump On Labor Day Weekend (undated) -- Expect gas prices to soar just in time for the Labor Day Weekend. Triple-A is predicting that this weekend will be the most expensive Labor Day in ...

Broadway Theaters Dimming Marquee Lights Tonight To Honor Neil Simon (New York, NY) -- Broadway theaters are dimming their lights tonight to honor Neil Simon. The prolific playwright, who has a theate...

Usain Bolt To Make Soccer Debut (Undated) -- The fastest man in history plays his first competitive soccer game Friday and Usain Bolt says he's nervous. The world record holder at 100 and 200 meters a...

State Farm Buys Naming Rights To Atlanta Hawks Arena (Bloomington, IL) -- State Farm is adding its name to another arena, this time in Atlanta. The Bloomington-based insurance giant announced this wee...

U Of I Football Announces 15-Million-Dollar Gift (Urbana, IL) -- The University of Illinois says a new gift will help them return to glory on the football field. The school yesterday announced a 20-mi...

Volleyball: Mattoon hosts Charleston, Tri-County plays Arcola, Cumberland against Windsor/Stew-Stras, Casey-Westfield battles Altamont, Tuscola takes on Tolono Unity, T-town vs. St. Joseph-Ogden, Arth...

For Immediate Release Mosquitoes Collected in Jasper County Test Positive for West Nile Virus Newton, IL. - "Routine mosquito testing has identified the first West Nile virus positive batch of mosquit...

Douglas-Hart Nature Center will host Power our Planet, Saturday, September 8th from 1:00-3:00 p.m. They'll have a solar and wind expo and lots of kids activities, including a paper airplane contest, a...

Books and Babies will resume at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library on Thursdays, at 10:30-11:00 from September 13th through November 29th, in the Craft Room. There will be no program on November 2...