Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Illinois Counties To Get Lincoln Portraits For State's Birthday (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' birthday present to its counties is a new picture of Abraham Lincoln. A new portrait of the former presid...

Sour Patch Kids Illinois' Most Popular Halloween Candy (Los Angeles, CA) -- Bad news chocoholics, Illinois' top Halloween candy is sugary not chocolaty. In fact the state's most popular treat for tric...

Windsor Christian Church will have trunk or treat, indoors, from 6-8 tonight. It's open to all kids. Pre-registration is at 5:30.

The Life Center of Cumberland County's monthly birthday party will have a Veteran's Day theme this Friday (11/3). Veterans will be treated to a free meal, paid for by the Cumberland Force Traveling Ba...

You can help "raise some dough" for the Cooks Mills Clovers 4-H. Mention their name at Papa Murphy's in Mattoon on November 2nd, and 20-percent of your purchase will be donated to the club. That's Nov...

The First National Bank and the Mattoon Exchange Club are teaming up for the One Stop Community Christmas Kid's Pajama Drive. Size 14/16 (XL) are especially needed, for both boys and girls. Donations ...

The EIU men's and women's basketball teams will play bonus exhibition games this Friday, with the men's taking on the Fighting Illini and the women's team battling Indiana State. Proceeds will go to d...

One suffers minor injuries after a traffic crash along I-57, southbound, at milepost 250 Monday, October 30th at 7:26 p.m. Preliminary details from Illinois State Police indicate John H. Diamond, 31, ...

(San Francisco, CA) -- The San Francisco 49ers are making a splash before the trade deadline. ESPN reports the 'Niners are sending a 2018 second-round pick to the New England Patriots for quarterback ...

A 16-year-old from Dieterich was airlifted to Carle Hospital in Champaign following an accident near Newton Lake Saturday night. According to the Illinois State Police, a vehicle driven by a 17-year-o...