Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

(New York, NY) -- People are gathering in Manhattan for the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. Event spokesman Orlando Veras says spectators should wear appropriate clothing with the weather expec...

(Washington, DC) -- Attorney General Jeff Sessions is ordering an investigation into the national gun background check system after the shooting massacre at a church in Texas earlier this month. The p...

Happy Thanksgiving! Only 100 days away from the 2018 Polar Plunge at Lake Sara in Effingham! Special Olympics Illinois Region I would like to express their gratitude by giving away an Under Armour Sto...

Entries are being accepted for the gingerbread house contest and the parade for Christmas in the Heart of Charleston on December 2nd. Entry forms are available at charlestonchamber.com.

If you need some extra Christmas cash, tickets are still available for the Ashmore School Holiday Raffle. Grand prize is $500; second place is $250; $100 for third; and $50 for fourth. Tickets are jus...

Special Olympics basketball teams will open the season December 3rd at Mattoon Middle School, and they need volunteers. If you can help out as a score keeper, official or in souvenir sales, please cal...

A Beef Quality Assurance workshop will be held at the Effingham County Farm Bureau December 7th starting at 6:00 p.m. The session is free to IBA members and $20 for non-members. Pre-registration is en...

SPRINGFIELD - As thousands of additional motorists prepare to visit loved ones and celebrate Thanksgiving, the Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are reminding drivers and...

Breakfast will be served this Saturday morning (November 25) from 7:00-9:30, or until food runs out, at the Martinsville Fire Hall. It's a free-will donation for biscuits and gravy, sausage, scrambled...

CHICAGO - This Thanksgiving, the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) urges Illinoisans to be mindful when preparing Thanksgiving dinner. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA...