Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

If you need a baseball fix this weekend, Mattoon has it. The 10th annual Junior American Legion Firecracker Classic gets underway at 9:00 this morning. Charleston Gold takes on Decatur Black at Laker ...

A car crash that occurred yesterday afternoon in Champaign left a 10 year old Camargo girl dead and two others injured. The accident happened just before 4:00 P.M. on Interstate 57 just north of Champ...

Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site is once again offering summer camps for kids and young adults. The Littlest Pioneer Day Camp is designed for children heading into 2nd grade. Pioneer Day Camp is ...

The Coles County Sheriff's Office will be conducting physical testing for corrections on July 7th at 9:00 a.m. at Lantz Arena. Application must be turned in to the Coles County Sheriff's Office before...

Charleston Carnegie Public Library's monthly Lego Club will be on Wednesday, June 21, at 4:00-5:15pm in Rotary Room A for grades K-8. Kids under eight, please bring a grownup. Builders will have the o...

One semi overturns along I-74 during the morning hours of Thursday, June 8th at milepost 212.5 near Vermilion County. According to preliminary details from Illinois State Police District 10, investiga...

Nidec Pool Motors Recalled Due To Electric Shock Hazard (Washington, DC) - About 16-thousand Nidec brand swimming pool motors are being recalled because of an electrical shock hazard. Federal safety r...

Route 133, approximately four miles east of Arcola, will be reduced to one lane beginning June 15th. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, box culvert replacement work is expected to...

Hall of fame pitcher Joe Phillips will be honored tomorrow night (6/9) at the place where he spent many a summer's day. The City of Sullivan will dedicate Joe Phillips Field after their native son. Ph...

According to Douglas County officials as of 11am this morning (Thursday, June 8) the 911 system is down in the Arthur, Atwood and Hindsboro areas. If you live in one of these towns and have an emergen...