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The Jasper County Junior High band and 5th and 6th grade band students are ready to treat you to a parent's night out on December 10th from 5:00-9:00 p.m. You get a much-needed date night, and your ki...

World-renowned human genetics educator Sam Rhine will host a Genetics Update Conference at Lake Land College, December 9th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There is a $20 registration fee per person, but ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation survey crews will be working along the I-70 corridor, from the north tri-level in Effingham to east of the Montrose exit, for the next four weeks. These crews...

Volunteers are still needed for One Stop Community Christmas, this Saturday (12/10). Register for the time and job you would like to have at onestopcc.org, and click on "volunteers." Some positions do...

The 75th Annual ceremony to mark and remember the heroism, service, and sacrifice of the men and women who were at Pearl Harbor will be held Wednesday (12/7) from 11:00 a.m. to noon at the Disabled Am...

Girls' high school basketball: Neoga hosts South Central, Tri-County plays Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, Arcola @ Tuscola, Shelbyville takes on Cumberland, Newton and Edwards County, Olney hosts Re...

A bill banning state pension funds from being used for investments in companies that build border walls appears to be headed nowhere. Consideration for Senate Bill 1751 was postponed Thursday after it...

TNT Pizzeria in Sullivan will host a fundraiser for the Windsor P.T.O. on Thursday, December 8th from 4:00-9:00 p.m. A portion of the night's proceeds from dine-in, carry-out and delivery orders will ...

Santa Claus is coming to town to Shelbyville on Saturday, December 10th from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Lake Shelbyville Visitor Center. Children of all ages and their families are welcome to stop in an...

Palm Terrace invites you to their Toys for Tots donation party, from 8:30-11:00 p.m. on December 10th at the Mattoon VFW. Your cover charge is a donation of a new-in-box/package toy, or cash. Music wi...