Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

U of I Wants 30 Million-Dollar Basketball Practice Facility Upgrade (Urbana, IL) -- The University of Illinois is talking about practice. The school in Urbana yesterday unveiled plans for a 30 million...

Actor John Travolta Is Being Honored Today In Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY) -- It's John Travolta Day in Brooklyn. The movie star is being welcomed back to Lenny's Pizza, the pie shop made famous when Travo...

Disney World Offering "Once-In-A-Lifetime Adventure" (Lake Buena Vista, FL) -- Walt Disney World is holding a contest with a grand prize it calls "a once-in-a-lifetime adventure." The resort announced...

Early registration for the annual EIU Holiday Hustle 5k run and walk will be July 16th through 25th. If you sign up during that time you'll get a free hat along with the Holiday Hustle t-shirt. The ra...

Mattoon JROTC will have a car wash at KC Summers at 19th and Broadway, June 30th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It's a free-will donation and proceeds will benefit the wide range of events, including the...

The Lincoln Heritage Young Guns Trap Team will have an informational meeting this Saturday (6/16) starting at 10:30 a.m. at the Charleston Sportsman's Club. The club is open to kids in 4th through 12t...

The Lake Land College Alumni office is now accepting nominations for the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Society award. Last year's inductees were Todd Gartner, Laker Nation Class of 2003; Thomas Overmyer, ...

SPRINGFIELD - It begins in Kansas and detours to the Emerald City, but "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written in Chicago and now heads the list of Top Illinois Books chosen by voters in the Illinois...

Support the Mattoon Huddle and get some tasty treats this Saturday. They'll be selling Krispy Kreme Donuts at the front entrance and at the pavilion on the west side of the football field from 8:00 a....

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Flood Warning for Christian County and Shelby County until noon (cdt). At 902 AM CDT, emergency management reported flooding across multiple portio...