Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

CHICAGO - By any measure, Gov. James R. Thompson was a big deal for Illinois. Join the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and the Chicago History Museum on June 12 for "Remembering Govern...

Pesotum - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Louis Kink, announces the results of a Nighttime Enforcement (NITE) patrol in Coles County on May 13, 2017. These NITE patrols allo...

Nominations for the Coles County Farmer of the Year are now being accepted by the Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce. The purpose of this award is to formally recognize the accomplishments and achiev...

Sectional softball: Cumberland plays Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, Windsor/Stew-Stras against Central A&M, Flora takes on Meridian, and Casey-Westfield faces Breese Mater Dei   3A Regional...

Regional softball championships: Windsor/Stew-Stras took the title against host Altamont, 3-2. Casey-Westfield scored two runs in the first inning and they held up in a 2-1 win over Tuscola. Claire Ma...

The second annual Oakland Freedom Celebration Triathlon Sprint is July 1st at Miller Park. Individual entry fee is 55-dollars, and 85 per team. It's the kickoff to the 4th of July celebration, which w...

Douglas-Hart Nature Center's "Nature Nuts Kids Club" will have family trivia night May 26th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Cost is $20 for a team of six, $15 for a team of four, or $5.00 per person. In addition,...

The Lake Land College Center for Business and Industry will offer a non-credit course titled Understanding Dementia, on June 5th from 5:30-7 p.m. The class will be facilitated by Elizabeth Wells, mana...

(Manchester, UK) -- Police in Britain believe they have identified the body of the suicide bomber responsible for the deadly blast outside an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena. NBC News report...

(Manchester, UK) -- Authorities in the Britain believe a suicide bomber was behind a possible explosion at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena. NBC News reports that U.K. authorities told Ame...