Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

EIU redshirt freshman Dustin Hatfield is the Ohio Valley Conference Male Track Athlete of the Week. Last weekend at the Mt. SAC Relays, Hatfield finished the 10,000 meter run with a time of 29:31.65. ...

According to the Illinois State Police, a 34-year-old Edgewood woman died in two vehicle accident last night. According to the preliminary investigation, a truck driven by Matthew Logsdon, of Beecher ...

Anyone who wants to be a teacher in Illinois is looking at 400 dollars in tests just to apply. The Illinois State Board of Education earlier this week said it wants to see if the cost to become a teac...

Books and Babies will resume at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library on Thursdays, at 10:30-11:00 from now through April 25th, in the Craft Room. This program has been developed for infants through ...

The 30th Annual Deer Hunt for People with Disabilities will be held November 22nd through 24th at Wolf Creek State Park. Applicants must possess a state-issued disabled person identification card or a...

MuseFest, the local arts and music festival held on the historic Charleston square, is looking for food, art and craft vendors along with non for profit organizations and musicians! If you'd like to b...

Illinois' unemployment rate jumped a bit last month. New numbers from the state that came out yesterday show the jobless rate is now four-point-four-percent. It was four-point-three-percent back in Fe...

Governor J.B. Pritzker wants cannabis legalized during this legislative session, but some lawmakers are uncertain it will happen. State Senator Dave Syverson of Rockford says too many dynamics of the ...

(Memphis, TN) -- Researchers at St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis are using gene therapy to cure babies born with so-called bubble boy disease. The disease prevents babies from developing immu...

Illinois' top trooper is blaming distracted driving for more and more deadly crashes. State Police Director Brendan Kelly says whether people are texting or watching a movie on their phones, more peop...