Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

If you want-in on Illinois' big birthday in 2018, this is your week. The state is holding a number of planning meetings this week to continue planning for Illinois' bicentennial. A commission is alrea...

Sarah Bush Lincoln presents the Paint the Town 5K, a color run to honor those battling cancer, or those who lost the battle, October 8th. Packet pick-up will be from noon to 7:00pm the day before, or ...

Illinois anglers will be able to fish for trout at a number of Central Illinois lakes and ponds in October, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The Fall Trout Fishing Season beg...

Senator Chapin Rose will be holding a town hall meeting in Sullivan on September 28th to discuss important issues with attendees. The meeting will be held at the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library and w...

General Grant Days continue in Mattoon. A Civil War encampment will be at Shelby Avenue and North First Division from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday, September 24, 2016. A public event will...

The boil order issued by Moultrie County Rural Public Water District on September 22, 2016, has been lifted.  

The annual fall demolition derby returns to the Cumberland County Fairgrounds Saturday, October 1st. Modified and stock full-size cars; stock mid-size; compact stock; small pickup and suv; truck class...

Eastern Illinois University's Office of Admissions will host its fourth annual junior and senior high school student tailgate on Saturday, Oct. 8. Check-in for the event will take place from 3:15 to 3...

Visit Lake Land College and find out all the college offers at Laker Visit Day. The event will be held Friday, Oct. 28 in the Luther Student Center. The event is for potential students who are interes...

Nominations for the Eastern Illinois University 2016 Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal are now being accepted. Being names Homecoming grand marshal is a prestigious honor bestowed upon an individual who...