Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

Spanky's Bar and Grill will host a fundraiser for Kolby's Helping Paw August 19th. Bake sale begins at 8am, and from 11 to 6, they'll have prizes, a 50/50, raffles, food, music and you can buy a speci...

The Kiwanis Club of Mattoon is gearing up for their next park project. They're selling raffle tickets for a chance to win cash. Grand prize is $2,000. Tickets are $20 each and only 250 will be sold. T...

Springfield, Illinois - On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will be visible across portions of Southern Illinois, and a partial eclipse will be visible across the entire state. Illinois State Po...

The EIU Police Department will be providing active shooter response training to faculty and staff in Buzzard Hall this morning from 8:30-11:30. Blank ammunition will be used to simulate gunfire during...

This Friday and Saturday, August 11th and 12th, the ESA Ladies will be hosting their 2nd Annual Back to School Rummage Sale at the Cross County Mall in the former Deb's Store! Now tomorrow, Thursday t...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will celebrate America's pastime on August 19th, with an All-American Picnic featuring baseball-themed crafts, demonstrations of the game as it was ...

According to The City of Neoga's fackebook page, the city has been awarded a housing grant in the amount of $400,000. There is an application to complete, and if you are awarded the grant, licensed co...

As of 7:20am on Monday, August 7, 2017, the boil order in Greenup has been lifted. Village officials have called to confirm that the boil order is no longer needed.

(Hiroshima) -- As Japanese politicians and peace activists remember the U.S. nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, there's no hiding the strain and fears of a fast advancing nuclear program in nearby North Ko...

(Chicago, IL) -- Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Chicago will file a lawsuit tomorrow against the U.S. Justice Department. The lawsuit will challenge the government's plan to withhold grant money from so-call...