Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Springfield, IL - The Illinois State Police (ISP) is warning the public of a phone scam that is currently circulating throughout the state. An individual will call and claim to be associated with the ...

Effingham/Neoga/Mattoon/Arcola/Lawrenceville/Olney - The Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Illinois will be starting this week as Law Enforcement Officers, Troopers, and personnel ...

The 4th annual Cruisin' Through Cumberland County Historical Tour will be June 24th. Sign-up starts 10:30 a.m. at the Historical Building in Greenup and the ride will take off at noon. Cost is $15.00 ...

The Old Crows, Young Cardinals Band will perform at the Cumberland Sportsman's Club Saturday, June 3rd. The show starts at 8:00 p.m., and admission is $5.00. Pulled pork sandwiches will also be availa...

The LifeSpan Volunteer Program will host a Jonah Fish Fry June 2nd from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tickets are $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for kids 5-10 years of age. Doors will open at 4:30, and drive-thru will be a...

Dart for the Heart, a 5K run and walk to benefit Zale Walk and his family, will be held August 26th starting at 7:00 a.m. at the original Burger King in Mattoon. Register by August 12th for $25.00 and...

(Chicago, IL) -- The Illinois House has passed a bill to raise the state's minimum wage. The bill would scale up the minimum to 15-dollars-an-hour by 2022. State Representative Will Guzzardi of Chicag...

One is sent to the hospital after a personal injury crash along I-57, southbound, at milepost 253 during the morning hours of Tuesday, May 30th. According to preliminary details from Illinois State Po...

SPRINGFIELD -The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus in Illinois for 2017. Madison County Health Department staff collect...

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced on May 26, 2017, that the IHSA Bass Fishing State Finals will be conducted on Friday and Saturday, June 23-24 on Carlyle Lake in Carlyle. The Stat...