Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

The Dodgers are halfway to the World Series after shutting out the Cubs 6-0 in Game Three of the NLCS. Rich Hill tossed six strong innings to help LA take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven set. The Cubs...

A new poll says Illinois voters like unions, they just wish organized labor had less power in Springfield. The latest poll from Southern Illinois University's Paul Simon Public Policy Institute says 5...

Governor Rauner is launching a plan designed to cut down on red tape in Illinois. The governor signed an executive order yesterday at the College of DuPage to review all agency rules and regulations b...

West Terre Haute officials have announced that the water will be shut off for all customers starting at 9am today Wednesday, October 19th, for about 4 hours while repairs are made to a damaged main li...

The Charleston Rotary Club will have its annual pancake and sausage breakfast this Saturday (10/22) from 6:30-10:00 a.m. in the parking lot of Dirty's Bar and Grill. Tickets are $6.00 for adults and $...

Love nature and Halloween?! If so, no event is better to be a volunteer for than Douglas-Hart Nature Center's annual Haunted Hike stretching out over a a two night event; Friday, October 28th and Satu...

The Eastern Illinois volleyball team lost a pair of five-set matches over the weekend. Friday night, EIU rallied from 0-2 down to force a decisive set, but fell to Eastern Kentucky. On Saturday, the P...

An American man was hospitalized after burning a hole in his esophagus while attempting to eat the world's hottest chili pepper. The 47-year-old man was eating a burger that was doused in ghost pepper...

A memorial service for an EIU student who died last week will be held tonight (Tuesday, October 18). 19-year-old Tyler Behnke, a sophomore from Oswego, died October 10th at the Pi Kappa Alpha House. T...

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Announces Nominees The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is announcing the nominees for its Class of 2017. There are 19 of them. Some of the acts included on the list revealed ...