Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Relay For Life of Shelby County is this Saturday (8/11) from noon to midnight at Forest Park in Shelbyville. It's a board game theme, featuring giant jenga, tic tac toe, yard Yahtzee, and glow-in-the-...

Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site will host "That's to Dye For!" on August 25th starting at 10:00 a.m. This hands-on workshop will walk you through the process of naturally dyeing fabric, using na...

The annual Friends of the NRA banquet returns to the Mattoon Eagles Club August 16th. Over 20 guns will be given away including a limited edition NRA Henry lever-action rifle and Colt Cobra; A-R style...

60K Rubber Ducks To Be Dumped Into Chicago River (Chicago, IL) -- Sixty-thousand rubber ducks will be dumped into the Chicago River today. The 13th Annual Chicago Ducky Derby kicks off at 10 a.m. at 4...

Illinois Among States Included In Brussels Sprouts Recall (Springfield, IL) -- If you have Pictsweet baby Brussels sprouts in your freezer, you may want to check on them. The company late last month i...

Wanna get closer to Jake Owen? We have your tickets to see the Life's Whatcha Make It Tour, with special guests Chris Janson and Jordan Davis! Bub and Renee will announce the Jake Owen song of the day...

Illinois Butter Cow Unveiled Ahead Of State Fair (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' latest butter cow spans 200 years. The folks with the Midwest Dairy Association yesterday unveiled the cow, which was ma...

Staff at the Mattoon Public Library will be offering help on two consecutive Fridays in August to assist patrons set up their electronic devices to check out ebooks. Staff will be available at the cir...

A slow-pitch softball tournament will be held in Strasburg September 8th. Registration is due by September 1st and the tournament is limited to just eight teams. Entry fee is $200. To sign up, call 21...

Paul McCartney's Carpool Karaoke Segment To Become Prime-Time Special (Undated) -- Paul McCartney's Carpool Karaoke segment on The Late Late Show With James Corden is set to be turned into a prime tim...